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Open source runs on good faith (join.piefed.social)
submitted 3 weeks ago by rimu@piefed.social to c/piefed_meta@piefed.social
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When we talk about free and open source software it’s usually in technical terms - the source is available, anyone can inspect it, fork it, change it or contribute. But all those things only work and make sense in the context of a minimum level of honesty, good faith, reciprocity, patience and mutual recognition of each other’s humanity.

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[-] artyom@piefed.social 2 points 3 weeks ago

Not at all, most things run on rules and policies.

[-] tyler@programming.dev 1 points 3 weeks ago

…which are only upheld because of good faith.

[-] artyom@piefed.social 1 points 3 weeks ago

...no, they're held up by consequences.

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