An End To API Gaslighting? With a resolution to the Oracle vs Google lawsuit maybe lawyers will stop trying to tell programmers that an API and an implementation are the same thing. meshedinsights.com/2021/04/09/an-…

Never say you are relicensing when you are not the copyright holder as that term can lead you to assumptions and actions that could leave you in breach of copyright. meshedinsights.com/2021/05/27/don…

New conference talk drawing together the various threads about the rights ratchet business model belowed of "open source" databases youtube.com/watch?v=rc_Q1_… meshedinsights.com/2021/06/08/rig…

The presence of a copyright assignment requirement in a commercially-backed project is almost certain to mean someone doesn't want to be subject the terms everyone else must abide by. They and their sham freedoms should no longer be tolerated. meshedinsights.com/2021/06/14/leg…

Meshed Insights now has a foothold in the Fediverse. Follow us at @[email protected] #Mastodon #Fediverse

The mere existence of AlmaLinux is a positive thing for #OpenSource whether you use it or not. meshedinsights.com/2022/05/30/why…

Is Copilot really a good reason to quit Github, or is that reaction really legacy Microsoft-angst wrapped up in legal wordplay? meshedinsights.com/2022/07/04/ai-…

"Open Source" or "open-source"? The first is for technology and the second is for intelligence. meshedinsights.com/2022/07/06/ove…

Patents in standards are toxic to #OpenSource collaboration. License compatibility is really beside the point. meshedinsights.com/2022/07/22/bri…

Did you know that many standards require a license to implement, and that the standards bodies involved not only know but approve? Bad for #OpenSource, bad for innovation. meshedinsights.com/2022/07/26/pat…

#OpenSource bug-bounties prioritise the non-contributor’s worldview – the quality of the strip-mined commodity – and neglect the true community view – pooled innovation and shared costs. meshedinsights.com/2022/08/04/are…

The decision of LightBend to end the open source status of Akka was in retrospect more probable than not given the available evidence. meshedinsights.com/2022/09/15/akk…

ActivityPub is not only bigger than a single piece of software, it’s bigger than a single category of software. meshedinsights.com/2022/12/09/the…