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FOSS and Common Software Article (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 3 months ago by BassedWarrior@lemmygrad.ml to c/prolewiki@lemmygrad.ml

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I don't know if there's a post asking about this already, but what happened to the whole Common Software concept?

I found this webpage for the RTC:

https://comrades.sbs/

which I think is what the article on FOSS is referring to.

But I see that the pages for Common Software and Revolutionary Technical Commitee have been deleted.

Does the License still exist? What happened to the RTC? And can I find more information anywhere?

Because now it just feels like a tease, but with no link to learn more. And I've wanted to find a better alternative to FOSS for my software.

Thank you so much for the wiki. I love it and would love to keep reading it.

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[–] BassedWarrior@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Sorry for the confusion on my part regarding who, made what and why.

But then, what is to be done to the FOSS page on the wiki? And to reiterate, then the use of AGPL is usually endorsed within an ML framework?

I'd suggest that be written on the article rather than the current contents added by SovietPasiune, because I've had this question regarding what the best way to license my contributions to software without it feeling like I'm looking for libertarian-style freedom.

And perhaps something could also be added which included information about codeberg, maybe? https://docs.codeberg.org/getting-started/what-is-codeberg/

Or what are your personal opinions on the matter of software development? Maybe @desalines@lemmy.ml has some essays about it? Idk. But I'd love it if there was some resources which applied ML analysis to software and I haven't found any yet. (Which is why I was originally excited for the ProleWiki article)

Either way, thank you for your response and the wiki. The essay on Gender Abolitionism I found very interesting.

Edit:

Or maybe some common DeGoogle alternatives or information regarding stuff like Open Street Map (OSM) or Matrix or more tech-related articles? (Or is that not the purpose of ProleWiki and I didn't read the memo?)

[–] CriticalResist8@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

In regards to the FOSS page I removed the section that I think you were referring to, about developments since 2021, since they were only talking about the RTC and the org is dead anyway. If there have been new developments in FOSS I am unfortunately not aware of them, but there's a lot of foss enjoyers both on lemmygrad and the gzd matrix (accessible from the sidebar on the lemmygrad homepage) who could probably point you in the right direction.

But I’d love it if there was some resources which applied ML analysis to software

I took another look through the deleted common software page but it didn't provide that analysis, so there's some consolation lol. I'm not big into FOSS but I think for an ML view we would prefer centralization instead of many splits and forks, merge everything into one big "hive" software that does everything.

[–] BassedWarrior@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 3 months ago

I think for an ML view we would prefer centralization instead of many splits and forks, merge everything into one big "hive" software that does everything.

I'd figured that would be the way to go, but I see most of the ML stuff like Lemmy being more aimed at federation and decentralization. Which could be like a "guerilla software" tactic of sorts. And using FOSS as means of protecting it from capitlist exploitation with the whole copyleft scheme.