Joost de Valk argues that open-source buyers and governments should look beyond licenses and maintainer stewardship to whether project infrastructure, trademarks, repositories, and update channels are governed so users cannot be cut off at a steward’s discretion.
Stewarded open source is not enough: who can cut you off?
Joost de Valk argues that open-source buyers and governments should look beyond licenses and maintainer stewardship to whether project infrastructure, trademarks, repositories, and update channels are governed so users cannot be cut off at a steward's discretion.
Source: Joost