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The Post Open project asks Open Source developers: would you please fill in a short survey on the current issues of Open Source? (postopen.limesurvey.net)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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This survey is from the Post Open project ( postopen.org [will open in separate tab or window]). Please help us by filling this out, even if it's to say you don't approve of our project. You will have a chance to tell us anything you like at the end of the survey.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Reading their solutions is interesting; wanted to call out the following because it plays nice if you don't agree with their whole prescription:

Don’t dilute the Open Source brand. Post-Open will never call itself Open Source, because it has different rules. The Post Open license actually enforces that.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I think it could be a great solution. I've never considered it before. That said there's one sticking point for me:

Apportion payment to developers based on software use by paid users and the size of their contribution to that software.

That^ . That needs a lot more detail. If they provide solid details -- details that most can agree on -- then I will actually be on board with the solution.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Yeah, translating "size of their contribution" to a dollar amount is going to be inherently political. If they're leaving it open ended to let projects figure it out then that could go poorly...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Drew DeVault noted the same in So you want to compete with or replace open source.

I think having 'Open' in the name muddies the waters a bit though. The full name almost makes the project sound anti open source, which it isn't.