Common Issues
Shown here are a collection of common concerns which can often present conflict or contention with FOSS values, either indicating a existing problem or an increased liklihood of a future issue in regards to FOSS values or transparency to users.
Copyleft License with CLA
Creating a silent imbalance of rights between authors and users
FOSS Access & Use Barriers
Hurdles impacting direct access or use
Limited Core
Treating open source as a demo marketing tool
Mixing AGPLv3 & non-FOSS code
The combination of incompatible license terms
Non-FOSS Requirements
Relying on non-FOSS elements for fundemental use
Open Washing
Gaining the marketing benefits without providing the freedoms
Open-Core
Projects which have FOSS foundations with non-FOSS additions
Overly Complex Licensing
You shouldn't need to spend hours to understand your rights
Questionable License Guidance
Conflating user rights via the complexity of licensing
SSO Tax
Treating authentication as a luxury instead of a requirement
Sketchy Marketing
Caring more about growth & metrics than communities
Source Poisoning
Silently infecting the code with non-FOSS
Unclear FOSS Offering
Lack of clarity regarding what's FOSS or not
VC Funding
Helping growth at the risk of pending change