http://maffulli.net/2008/07/04/closer-to-be-perceived-as-a-social-cause/ about open communities, source of freedom and good software Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:49:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://maffulli.net/2008/07/04/closer-to-be-perceived-as-a-social-cause/#comment-32494 Open Source and Social Responsibility, some random thoughts | Commercial Open Source Software Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:24:20 +0000 http://maffulli.net/?p=600#comment-32494 [...] friend Stefano Maffulli wonders if free software is closer to be perceived as a social clause, suggesting that we might need a way to measure how close the actions of corporations are to the [...] [...] friend Stefano Maffulli wonders if free software is closer to be perceived as a social clause, suggesting that we might need a way to measure how close the actions of corporations are to the [...]

]]> http://maffulli.net/2008/07/04/closer-to-be-perceived-as-a-social-cause/#comment-32491 Stef Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:10:40 +0000 http://maffulli.net/?p=600#comment-32491 Roberto, I'm not implying that it would be simple. Quite the contrary, it's a complex matter. But not less complex than estimating the environmental impact of a nuclear plant. At the moment I'm thinking that some indicators can be gathered from OLOH reportings (contributed lines of code and man/month to existing projects). Other indicators can be donations to relevant players, like FSF or SFLC or OIN. I'm confident there is a way to create such index. Roberto, I’m not implying that it would be simple. Quite the contrary, it’s a complex matter. But not less complex than estimating the environmental impact of a nuclear plant. At the moment I’m thinking that some indicators can be gathered from OLOH reportings (contributed lines of code and man/month to existing projects). Other indicators can be donations to relevant players, like FSF or SFLC or OIN. I’m confident there is a way to create such index.

]]> http://maffulli.net/2008/07/04/closer-to-be-perceived-as-a-social-cause/#comment-32490 Roberto Galoppini Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:27:07 +0000 http://maffulli.net/?p=600#comment-32490 Stefano, I am afraid there is no easy way to determine such index, but it is interesting that the “willingness to contribute to FLOSS” is getting into the consideration map of social responsibility. Stefano, I am afraid there is no easy way to determine such index, but it is interesting that the “willingness to contribute to FLOSS” is getting into the consideration map of social responsibility.

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