Refereed article in conference proceedings (A4)

A proposed addition to open-source licensing for improving freedom of use




List of AuthorsNaskali Juhani

EditorsJani Koskinen, Minna M. Rantanen, Anne-Marie Tuikka, Sari Knaapi-Junnila

Conference nameConference on Technology Ethics

Publication year2021

JournalCEUR Workshop Proceedings

Book title *Proceedings of the Conference on Technology Ethics Turku, Finland, October, 20-22, 2021

Volume number3069

ISSN1613-0073

URLhttp://ceur-ws.org/Vol-3069/SP_04.pdf

Self-archived copy’s web addresshttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/67495226


Abstract

This paper identifies an often overlooked dimension of open source licensing, that of users being able to run distributed software freely and without discrimination, and suggests additions that would further secure freedom 0 to end users — the freedom for the user to use software however they wish. While, traditionally, open source licenses have left developers free to work with their code in any way they wish, and only secured rights for endusers through code modifications, new licenses rethink this paradigm. Furthermore, modern mobile application infrastructure is more restricted by design, and has changed the landscape of modified versions of applications (simultaneously widening the digital divide), and thus a new analysis is needed on how (and which) freedoms should be secured to ensure that free software remains free.


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