05.19.23
Posted in Deception, Microsoft, OSI at 9:02 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
The ‘Open Source’ Initiative, or OSI for short, is basically a Microsoft front group these days
Summary: Microsofters are speaking ‘on behalf’ of OSI again, jointly with ‘Linux’ Foundation, essentially promoting Microsoft’s own initiatives [1, 2, 3, 4] and traps like proprietary GitHub, which abuses the GPL (the OSI’s chief actively lobbies for Microsoft — on Microsoft’s payroll — in class action litigation over GPL violations)
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05.10.23
Posted in Deception, Free/Libre Software, Microsoft, OSI at 9:36 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Nick Vidal is at it again
Summary: OSI‘s Web site is now composed by Microsoft staff; under the guise of “Drafting a charter for an Open Source project” there is promotion of GitHub, which is proprietary and attacks Free/Open Source software. Microsoft has truly hijacked OSI.
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05.05.23
Posted in Deception, Free/Libre Software, Microsoft, OSI at 1:58 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Yes, let’s focus on “code available” alone, hosted by Microsoft’s proprietary prison (notice how OSI is paid by GitHub to promote GitHub, rather than ask people to leave it)
OSI chief Stefano Maffulli yesterday
Citing this from Simon Phipps:
2 years ago “Simon Phipps (Former OSI President)” signed a defamatory letter calling for the removal of the father of Free Software
Summary: The OSI is deeply compromised; If they bothered talking to people (and also politicians) about Freedom instead of ‘Open Source’, we’d actually get somewhere (other than Microsoft’s GitHub, which is proprietary)
The OSI won’t speak for us, so make sure you do (Gemini address).
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04.06.23
Posted in Marketing, Microsoft, OSI at 10:21 pm by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Just hours ago:
Summary: The OSI is obsolete; it’s just collecting advertising money and its staff is sponsored by Microsoft to lobby for Microsoft (and promote proprietary software of Microsoft)
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04.05.23
Posted in Deception, GPL, Microsoft, OSI at 7:11 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Two years before bagging bribes from Microsoft the OSI published this: [PDF]
Of course it has gotten a lot worse since then. For example, consider this overt case of OSI lobbying for Microsoft in the class action lawsuit over GitHub Copilot (GPL violations). This is MICROSOFT funded. This is MICROSOFT staff. This is MICROSOFT propaganda. All this for MICROSOFT GPL VIOLATIONS. Hosted by a MICROSOFT-BRIBED OSI. They buy the OSI’s platform and we know whose bank account nets those salaries.
Sometimes it feels like there’s no greater foe or enemy to Open Source than the OSI itself (because of the misleading name, which complicates matters; it’s a powerful lobbying instrument). It literally works against its original mission, as last witnessed yesterday.
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Posted in Deception, Law, Microsoft, OSI at 6:24 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Sponsored by Microsoft to occupy the OSI, serving and pushing Microsoft agenda, lobbying for proprietary software (under the guise of “community”!) and even painting plagiarism/GPL violations as benign "AI"
Yesterday:
This is what OSI is advocating:
Summary: Not only does Microsoft besiege the OSI's Board; it also has staff on the payroll (Microsoft's money) pushing the OSI in Microsoft’s direction; the OSI actively works to undermine its own mission, having taken money from (been bribed by) its foremost foe half a decade ago
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03.22.23
Posted in Microsoft, OSI at 4:22 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
As if it didn’t control the OSI’s agenda and staff already…
Overt conflict of interest (Microsoft is attacking Open Source)
Summary: Weeks ago we warned that this would happen and for the third or fourth time in 2 years the OSI’s election process broke down; today the Open Source Initiative (OSI) writes: “The polls just closed, the results are in. Congratulations to the returning directors Aeva Black…” (Microsoft employee)
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03.08.23
Posted in Deception, Microsoft, OSI at 12:42 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz
Not even the first time. Later they write official blog posts ‘on behalf’ of the OSI. Entryism defined.
Two of them are Linux Foundation, i.e. an openwashing front group of proprietary software companies (the OSI is also a front group of Microsoft since taking money from Microsoft)
Microsoft not mentioned even once
Overt conflict of interest (Microsoft is attacking Open Source)
Summary: As noted in the last batch of Daily Links, “OSI is a lost cause because it attacks the concept of Open Source in exchange for bribes from Microsoft. It even helps Microsoft in a lawsuit where Microsoft’s GPL violations are tackled.”
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