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diff --git a/_posts/2022-10-30-taxonomy-of-open-source.md b/_posts/2022-10-30-taxonomy-of-open-source.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cfe2a4e --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2022-10-30-taxonomy-of-open-source.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +--- +title: some axes for a taxonomy of open source +description: a list +--- + +- maintenance effort and expectations: professionally maintained / casually maintained / not maintained +- source of priorities: owner-driven / community-driven +- desire for input: PRs welcome / issues welcome / view-only +- license standards: bare minimum / give code back / don't be evil / be specifically good +- how bills get paid: not users' problem / crowdfunding / selling support / we productized the hosting so if you also productize the hosting you're being a dick + +<details> +<summary>for example</summary> + +- React is professionally maintained, owner-driven, PRs welcome, bare minimum, not users' problem +- MongoDB is the same but give code back and we productized the hosting +- SQLite is professionally maintained, owner-driven, issues welcome, bare minimum, selling support +- anything that runs on github sponsors or patreon is crowdfunding +- the Hippocratic License or some of the others are don't be evil +- ACSL counts as be specifically good +- anti-licenses are the secret fifth tier of license standards, Good Fucking Luck +- some projects are actually community-driven but I can't think of one off the top of my head +- most of my side projects are not maintained, owner-driven, view-only, Good Fucking Luck, and crowdfunding at the time they were written but currently not your problem. + +</details> |