After a couple of years of trying to understand the concept of « open source », I feel like I'm beginning to grasp a coherent meaning. An introduction page has finally been created on the knowledge base on open models, a proposal has been submitted for the @osfair event at @CERN entitled « Open Source 2.0: From Open Source Software to Open Source Resources ».
To prepare this talk (and beyond ?), the Open Source 2.0 Initiative is launched: github.com/Open-Models/Base/discussions/465
The first draft of open source explanations on the knowledge base: open-models.org/content/models/open-source.html
An Open Source Definition: « Practice of releasing publicly a digital resource with its source files ».
For years I've been trying to support education on open models (open science, open education, open hardware, open [source] software, etc.) and digital commons; understanding open source becomes key before imagining being able to explain it. But in fact, the concept remains extremely unclear.
To understand open source, it required « an exploration of the history of software since the origins of computing, a dive into the history of free software, of open source software, of copyright and copyleft, an observation of the semantic debates around open source. Around the question of open source beyond software this was a consultation of many ‘definitions’ derived from the Open Source Definition or in dictionaries and glossaries, exchanges with researchers in open education, dozens of IT specialists interrogated, questioning the Open Source Initiative, a redefinition work with researchers involved in open science around @turingway exchanges on social networks or at events, with hundreds of related articles and resources read and collected. »
The main conclusion ? « Open source » is not a software topic. This qualifier seems to apply to all types of digital and open resources where access to source files is required for editing them (ex: odt/docx/latex of a pdf, svg/psd of jpeg/png and so on).
This meaning beyond the software seems to be unanimously accepted by specialists. Look at GitHub's glossary.
Why is the topic of open source resources critical? With the development of other openness movements, this is a challenge for modifiability and collaboration around a variety of resource types.
For example, to enable teachers and researchers to cooperate on their work around open resources and more fully embrace open science and open education.
We could be witnessing a conceptual revolution at the intersection of openness movements. Interested in shaping open source? Contribute to the Open Source 2.0 Initiative discussion on GitHub.
Toward a transformation of open source at the root of the World Wide Web !
P.S.: Open source communities need to liberate themselves from the Open Source Definition, (almost) no rationale behind it.
[To support financially this citizen research: opencollective.com/open-models-education]
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