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New DoD memo on Open Source Software (David Wheeler's Blog)New DoD memo on Open Source Software (David Wheeler's Blog)Posted Oct 28, 2009 21:34 UTC (Wed) by donbarry (guest, #10485)In reply to: New DoD memo on Open Source Software (David Wheeler's Blog) by BrucePerens Parent article: New DoD memo on Open Source Software (David Wheeler's Blog)
That's actually rather interesting, but perhaps not for the reasons
you point out. I recall discovering the GPL and Stallman's discussions of its rationales in the 1980s with delight and astonishment at its vision. I too disagreed with the lack of use restrictions at first read, until I realized the necessity for a larger vision. It was a transformative discovery. If you did not know of Stallman's work at that level, then it would appear a certain amount of due diligence was missing. He's the foundational author in the field.
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New DoD memo on Open Source Software (David Wheeler's Blog) Posted Oct 28, 2009 22:48 UTC (Wed) by BrucePerens (subscriber, #2510) [Link] I didn't just know of Richard's work, I was corresponding with him routinely at the time. I was really clear on what the purpose of FSF and GNU was, and had been so for years. I was one of the leading people in the field of Free Software at that particular moment. I knew enough to construct a good definition of Free Software, which we're still using. And I had never seen a statement of the Four Freedoms.I really, really, think that FSF was not promoting that particular document at that point in time. I have no other logical explanation that fits the facts. I think Richard recovered the Four Freedoms and started talking about them more as a counter to the OSD.
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