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parent a5b5092c3f2f27489edfe70434fbbff275d71593
Author: Haelwenn (lanodan) Monnier <contact@hacktivis.me>
Date:   Sat,  5 Dec 2020 16:36:54 +0100

software basic needs: Why shared-source/Open-core isn't Open-Source

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diff --git a/software basic needs.shtml b/software basic needs.shtml @@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ <li>License that is approuved by the <abbr title="Open Source Initiative">OSI</abbr>/<abbr title="Free Software Foundation">FSF</abbr> or at least compatible with the <a href="https://opensource.org/osd">Open Source Definition</a></li> <li>Public developer discussion space (can be shared with the rest of the community)</li> <li>Public version control system</li> - <li>Ability to send patches, better if an account isn't required</li> + <li>Ability to send patches, better if an account isn't required (ie. via email instead of a forge)</li> </ul> + <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shared-source">Shared-source</a> is one example of something which isn't Open-Source as a release/workflow model yet can have some licences be <abbr title="Open Source Initiative">OSI</abbr>/<abbr title="Free Software Foundation">FSF</abbr> approuved. The idea of open-source is to develop everything in the open by default, the idea of shared-source is to only share selected bits of code (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-core_model">Open-Core</a> is a similar thing).</p> <h2>Security critical software</h2> <p>Security-critial software <em>must</em> be open-source and evident as secure. Which means that it has to be minimalist and readable.</p>