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Site Name Open Source Software Description A site for people to ask about the open-source ecosystem, licensing, and other topics related to open-source software. Topics Topics covered would in...
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#3: Post edited
by
Moshi
·
2023-09-15T23:41:18Z (about 1 year ago)
Add overlap with software
- ### Site Name
- Open Source Software
- ### Description
- A site for people to ask about the open-source ecosystem, licensing, and other topics related to open-source software.
- ### Topics
- Topics covered would include:
- - Developing open-source software that others can use
- - Using and contributing to open-source projects
- - Questions about licensing (This would need some care; a previous proposal for a law community was rejected because we shouldn't try to armchair lawyer)
- ### Exclusions
- These topics or types of posts would be out of scope:
- - Legal advice
- ### Special Features
- None that I can think of
- ### Overlaps
Might overlap with a legal community, though that suggestion was shot down.
- ### Site Name
- Open Source Software
- ### Description
- A site for people to ask about the open-source ecosystem, licensing, and other topics related to open-source software.
- ### Topics
- Topics covered would include:
- - Developing open-source software that others can use
- - Using and contributing to open-source projects
- - Questions about licensing (This would need some care; a previous proposal for a law community was rejected because we shouldn't try to armchair lawyer)
- ### Exclusions
- These topics or types of posts would be out of scope:
- - Legal advice
- - Programming (use Software instead)
- ### Special Features
- None that I can think of
- ### Overlaps
- - Legal - Might overlap with a legal community, though that suggestion was shot down.
- - Software - This site would not include questions about programming or tooling except for those where the open-source aspect affects things. That is, don't simply post here just because your project is open-source, but because the answer would change based on whether it was or wasn't open source.
#2: Post edited
by
Moshi
·
2023-09-13T06:16:33Z (about 1 year ago)
Open Source
- Open Source Software
- ### Site Name
Open Source- ### Description
- A site for people to ask about the open-source ecosystem, licensing, and other topics related to open-source software.
- ### Topics
- Topics covered would include:
- - Developing open-source software that others can use
- - Using and contributing to open-source projects
- - Questions about licensing (This would need some care; a previous proposal for a law community was rejected because we shouldn't try to armchair lawyer)
- ### Exclusions
- These topics or types of posts would be out of scope:
- - Legal advice
- ### Special Features
- None that I can think of
- ### Overlaps
- Might overlap with a legal community, though that suggestion was shot down.
- ### Site Name
- Open Source Software
- ### Description
- A site for people to ask about the open-source ecosystem, licensing, and other topics related to open-source software.
- ### Topics
- Topics covered would include:
- - Developing open-source software that others can use
- - Using and contributing to open-source projects
- - Questions about licensing (This would need some care; a previous proposal for a law community was rejected because we shouldn't try to armchair lawyer)
- ### Exclusions
- These topics or types of posts would be out of scope:
- - Legal advice
- ### Special Features
- None that I can think of
- ### Overlaps
- Might overlap with a legal community, though that suggestion was shot down.
#1: Initial revision
by
Moshi
·
2023-09-12T05:52:22Z (about 1 year ago)
Open Source
### Site Name Open Source ### Description A site for people to ask about the open-source ecosystem, licensing, and other topics related to open-source software. ### Topics Topics covered would include: - Developing open-source software that others can use - Using and contributing to open-source projects - Questions about licensing (This would need some care; a previous proposal for a law community was rejected because we shouldn't try to armchair lawyer) ### Exclusions These topics or types of posts would be out of scope: - Legal advice ### Special Features None that I can think of ### Overlaps Might overlap with a legal community, though that suggestion was shot down.