RE: https://defcon.social/@riverpunk/117568060385140896
Lots of very interesting discussions on this post. With the amount of fair criticisms against the Free Software/Open Source movement's approach, and where it has seemed to fail, I wonder if perhaps an explicitly new movement needs to "rise from the ashes", so to speak?
A Neo-FOSS or Post-FOSS movement, that takes far more into account than simply just the 4 Freedoms put forth by the FSF.
Some common points I observed in the replies:
- We need more focus on inclusion, accessibility, and kindness
- We need to think about the user, and accommodate *their* needs -- such as by focusing on UX and listening to user input.
- We need to get the creeps out of our movement. We don't work with fascists or rape apologists.
- We need to come to terms with the inherently anti-monopolistic/anti-capitalist (depending who you ask) aims of our movement. Accept the fact that our movement *is* political, and is a progressive movement!
So, the question is: Does this movement need to explicitly define itself as a new thing beyond just Free Software? Do we need a new, less problematic Richard Stallman and FSF to head the effort and write new theory? Or would it be better for this movement to simply continue operating as the modern day version of the same old "Free Software/Open Source movement"?
Once again, boosts encouraged 
I'd love to hear y'all's thoughts on this!
#FOSS #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #tech #leftism #progressive #programming
I wanna talk about the political movement of the Open Source community. If you spend enough time on fedi, you surely will have heard *plenty* of criticisms of what's going on in Open Source, and rightfully so.
So I'm curious, what do we think the Open Source community *should be doing* in order to achieve important progressive and anti-authoritarian goals? What should the next generation of programmers be thinking of and working on in this space?
A special rule: You're only allowed to say "don't X" if you have at least as many "do Y" recommendations. Preferably, I'd like to see more do's than don't's.
Boosts welcome
@riverpunk I like @lrhodes ideas about CASA.
https://destructured.net/casa
One of our major weaknesses in FOSS is the focus on the freedoms of code and implicitly Free Speech. Which is how you end up with Nazi Bars and Big Tents.
Freedom of Association is just as important, otherwise you do not have communities that are safe for folks to contribute to.
We should be open about our beliefs and politics. You cannot separate tech from the politics of it's creators and maintainers.
CASA