On 2010-12-25, at 4:16 PM, Rudolf Olah wrote:
I don't know how people feel about free/open source software here, but I've been kinda wanting to start a new group that promotes and encourages the use of free/open source software in Toronto and the GTA and in the rest of Ontario.
In terms of Lisp, I guess this would mean discussing the perils and pitfalls of using certain open source licenses for Lisp code or Lisp implementations, and maybe discussing which free software implementations or open source modules are the best to use, and maybe how it impacts business. I think that's one of the larger issues; building a business on free software (I know a few Toronto Lisp people were involved in startups and larger enterprises).
So what would you guys think about this? Does anyone here like talking about free/open source software? :P
-- Rudolf Olah omouse@gmail.com
I am interested in this topic. I have never really understood all of the issues. While I have read statements of an ideological nature about FOSS, I do not know anything about the theory of business models in relation to FOSS.
Are you thinking of forming a separate group? Or were you proposing to use the Toronto Lisp group as a springboard somehow?
- Dave -