Hello Bryan,
My current thinking is the result of a couple of years [6-8 years] of
exploration at the intersection of these openness movements (with an IT
background), and regarding "open source" as I expect to do education on open
models it comes from an intent to understand this concept to be able to explain
it. I'm truly struggling with the confusion surrounding this notion, this is
today the coherence I find.
I did a great amount of historical research to understand the origins of these
concepts, looking at debates and disagreement to understand the various
positions. I had a lot of time for it, and probably know a bit more than the
average advocate (I wouldn't be able to suggest a potential conceptual
revolution otherwise).
Like reading in OSI mailing list Coraline Ada Ehmke advocating for the need to
consider ethical concerns through licenses, being rejected leading to the
creation of the organization for ethical source.
A lot of these terminologies emerge because of this tendency to say "call it
something else", exactly what you're doing. Some people succumb to these
attacks by adopting different terminologies, while others challenge it and
continue to use the term "open source" rejecting this dominant interpretation.
The OSD is a source of division, it is one of those conflicting definitions
making the meaning of open source political.
Whatever may be the appropriate vocabulary, at least you seem to agree around
the issues of source files regarding other typologies of resources. Please take
care of them when you produce your (open) research and (open) educational
resources! Maybe you will understand the relevance of my ideas through this
practice.
We both seem confident in our convictions, but we can’t both be right. Time
will tell, and to me, all the evidence seems to point in this direction of open
source 2.0.
Although I might change my mind someday, maybe just a youthful mistake, I’m
still waiting for a solid argument that would demonstrate the relevance of the
OSD in light of these facts—particularly regarding open-source resources. I’m
afraid we won’t be able to convince each other!
Even if you think I'm not really credible, thanks for this conversation and I
hope it will give our readers something to think about.
Words are first shaped by usage, not by the authorities who dictate them.
Simon
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