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=Summary= | =Summary= | ||
The core idea of the Free Service Definition (FSD) is to protect users' freedom when they use services ( | The core idea of the Free Service Definition (FSD) is to protect users' freedom when they use services (gmail, flickr, todocue, etc) — to standardize Terms of Service/Privacy Policies so users know how a service will respect their freedom, privacy, and data. Having a standardized FSD would make the decision to become a freedom-respecting service provider simpler and less risky. | ||
=Defining Free Services= | =Defining Free Services= | ||
Please help us by | We are in the process of defining what a Free Service is. Please help us by commenting on the following requirements and by suggesting new ones on the Talk page. | ||
'''0. Uses all Free Software''' | |||
'''1. Uses free/standard data formats if possible''' | '''1. Uses free/standard data formats if possible''' | ||
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'''7. Protects trademark/naming rights of provider''' | '''7. Protects trademark/naming rights of provider''' | ||
'''8. Does not | '''8. Does not depend on or include by reference any non FSD services''' | ||
=Ideas for the Future= | =Ideas for the Future= | ||
Perhaps two versions, a FSD and LFSD, could exist, with the LFSD not containing requirement 0. | |||
Given a critical mass of FSD-compliant services or at least mindshare, we might even see FSD versions of Google AdSense, Analytics etc. | Given a critical mass of FSD-compliant services or at least mindshare, we might even see FSD versions of Google AdSense, Analytics etc. | ||
=Related Links/Resources= | =Related Links/Resources= | ||
The Affero GPL is GPL plus a | The Affero GPL is GPL plus a require=ment that service providers must provide source of modified network applications, even if there isn't a transfer of code in the normal desktop-application sense. I am not releasing TodoCue as open source until I figure out what makes more sense: the AGPL, or a different license that goes beyond AGPL, requiring any services that use it to be under the FSD. | ||
OSCON, coming up on July 24th, includes Eben Moglen talking about Licensing in the Web 2.0 Era and Tim O'Reilly talking about The Cathedral AND the Bazaar and the "six axes of open source". | OSCON, coming up on July 24th, includes Eben Moglen talking about Licensing in the Web 2.0 Era and Tim O'Reilly talking about The Cathedral AND the Bazaar and the "six axes of open source". |