DEBATE: Does FOSS need sustainability?
Several prominent FOSS projects have changed their FOSS licenses to
alternate licenses that make software available, but with additional
restrictions intended to help financially sustain FOSS development and
combat "strip mining" by software-as-a-service providers. Additionally,
recently several related organizations have jumped into the the role of
helping sustain open source by providing (for a fee) funding conduits,
fundraising services, or other mechanisms to route money to maintainers.
Affirmative position: FOSS benefits from sustainability efforts
- First Affirmative Constructive (1AC) = 7 minutes
a. Cross-examination of First Affirmative by Second Negative = 3 minutes
- First Negative Constructive (1NC) = 7 minutes
a. Cross-examination of First Negative by First Affirmative = 3 minutes
- Second Affirmative Constructive (2AC) = 7 minutes
a. Cross-examination of Second Affirmative by First Negative = 3 minutes
- Second Negative Constructive (2NC) = 7 minutes
a. Cross-examination of Second Negative by Second Affirmative = 3 minutes
- First Negative Rebuttal (1NR) = 3 minutes
- First Affirmative Rebuttal (1AR) = 3 minutes
- Second Negative Rebuttal (2NR) = 3 minutes
- Second Affirmative Rebuttal (2AR) = 3 minutes
Speakers:
Marc Jones
Philippe Ombredanne
Luis Villa
Mehdi Medjaoui