Post open source
Post-Open Source, also called Post Open Source Software (POSS), represents an emerging movement among developers (in particular, Open source software developers) where, in reaction to complex compliance requirements of the license/permission culture, more code is being posted into repositories without any license whatsoever, implying an extreme disregard for the current license regimes, including Copyleft.
History
"POSS" was first used by James Governor, founder of analyst firm RedMonk, who reportedly said [1] "Younger devs today are about POSS -- Post open source software. F*** the license and governance, just commit to github".[2] According to Luis Villa, when even "...the open license ecosystem assumes that sharing can't (or even shouldn't) happen without explicit permission in the form of licenses", developers vote their dissent through POSS.[3]
Motivation
The motivation for a no-license approach varies widely, but is perhaps primarily on account of the overheads involved in maintaining the permission/license regime. It is notable that the well-known Free Culture activist, Nina Paley released her critically acclaimed film, "Sita Sings the Blues" in a CC0 license (i.e., placed it in public domain) in January 2013.[4]
References
- ^ https://twitter.com/monkchips/status/247584170967175169
- ^ Simon Phipps (30 November 2012). "GitHub needs to take open source seriously". Infoworld. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- ^ http://tieguy.org/blog/2013/01/27/taking-post-open-source-seriously-as-a-statement-about-copyright-law/
- ^ http://blog.ninapaley.com/2013/01/18/ahimsa-sita-sings-the-blues-now-cc-0-public-domain/