I'm not even sure how open source is less free than free software (although I'm sure it is), but I agree with the concern that the term open source should be protected to include the concern of absolutely free usage.ġ: Although you could construct the argument that since Github is a commercial entity that benefits from showcasing code on their website, it's actually a commercial usage. RMS actively opposes the term "open source" because it's less free than his "free software" definition, the success of which he considers OSI to leech on. OSI and FSF approved licenses contain no such ambiguity.Īlso, there's the down-watering of the term itself. That's why FOSS enthusiast tend to be a little purist about it.
Portal: The Flash Version includes over 40 challenging, portals thinking levels, which features almost every feature the real game does, in 2d - energy balls, cubes, turrets and even the famous crusher from the trailer. your professional marketing material? You could very well be in breach of the NC clause. Portal The Flash Version, a free online Puzzle & Skill game brought to you by Armor Games.
But what if you're a contractor and your Github is part of your public profile, i.e. I totally get that the author doesn't want somebody to come along and go make money on the back of his work.īut let's say that you download the code, enhance it and put it on your Github for the world to see. It is, when you think about it, a very strong restriction on what you can do with it.
The problem is the "NC" = non-commercial.
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