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docs: Define the term "open source" #2732
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This pull request has been mentioned on Privacy Guides. There might be relevant details there: https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/what-does-privacy-guides-see-as-opensource/20230/43 |
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If we move forward with this, we should overlook all pages with opensource requirements and check the currently listed software |
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Below are some general priorities we consider for all submissions to Privacy Guides. Each category will have additional requirements for inclusion. | |||
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- **Security**: Tools should follow security best-practices wherever applicable. | |||
- **Source Availability**: Open-source projects are generally preferred over equivalent proprietary alternatives. | |||
- **Source Availability**: Open-source projects are generally preferred over equivalent proprietary alternatives. Our definition of Open-source follows the [OSI definition](https://opensource.org/osd). Licenses not under the OSI are allowed as long as they are compatible with the OSI definition. The Open-source part is only mandatory for pages with "Open-source" as a minimum requirement. |
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We discussed not making this change in #2727 (comment)
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Its only a draft of what I think will be the final decision, theres a reason im not asking for reviews yet ;p
(About those comments you linked to, I didnt see those yet.)
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What I was more saying in the comment I linked is that regardless of the final decision, I'm not sure this is the best place on the website to expand on these details.
This pull request has been mentioned on Privacy Guides. There might be relevant details there: https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/change-criteria-for-front-ends/20555/2 |
Relevant discussion:https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/what-does-privacy-guides-see-as-opensource/20230