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12	12	(% style="color:#000000; font-family:Arial; font-size:11pt; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; text-decoration:none; white-space:pre-wrap" %)In 2021, open source software is used at every company and in many physical products we rely on, from phones to fridges to cars. As a result, some (mostly outside this community) now believe that "open source" is a business model (not true), or that "open sourcing" something is a one-off event (also not true). This lexical confusion continues to pose a risk: views not grounded in experience and an understanding of the legal framework (licensing and governance) belie the complexity of choices which ultimately shape the communities of successful open source projects. A proliferation of mismanaged open source software projects will create unnecessary security and legal risk for our institutions.
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16	16	(% style="color:#000000; font-family:Arial; font-size:11pt; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; text-decoration:none; white-space:pre-wrap" %)To counter this, I believe we need to increase educational outreach with specific focus towards:
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19		-(% style="color:#000000; font-family:Arial; font-size:11pt; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; text-decoration:none; white-space:pre-wrap" %)- educating business leaders to empower them with the lexical tools to engage
	17	+* (% style="color:#000000; font-family:Arial; font-size:11pt; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; text-decoration:none; white-space:pre-wrap" %)educating business leaders to empower them with the lexical tools to engage in nuanced discussions about open source strategy;
	18	+* (% style="color:#000000; font-family:Arial; font-size:11pt; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; text-decoration:none; white-space:pre-wrap" %)encouraging lawyers to develop a deeper understanding at the intersection of data privacy, technology (ab)use, and international copyright;
	19	+* (% style="color:#000000; font-family:Arial; font-size:11pt; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; text-decoration:none; white-space:pre-wrap" %)engaging in the discussion around open source software supply chain security as a community issue.
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35	35	(% style="color:#000000; font-family:Arial; font-size:11pt; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; text-decoration:none; white-space:pre-wrap" %)I agree with the objective others have stated in previous years: that the OSI should be sufficiently funded so this work does not entirely fall on volunteers. I would like to see outreach to grow the affiliate network continue so we can support increasing staff dedicated to this mission.
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42	42	(% style="color:#000000; font-family:Arial; font-size:11pt; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; text-decoration:none; white-space:pre-wrap" %)Our society is, once again, grappling with the realization that technology is not neutral: like any tool, software can be used for both good and evil, to uplift or to oppress. In 2015 I was confronted with this, called on to brief a foreign military on my open source contributions, it became clear they were using software I had built in ways I did not support.
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46	46	(% style="color:#000000; font-family:Arial; font-size:11pt; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; text-decoration:none; white-space:pre-wrap" %)I appreciate the debate on ethical source licenses, and believe this comes from our reflexive care for the impact our work has on society, though I do not believe licenses are the right tool for this. We need better laws regulating the civil and military use of certain technologies, and for more lawyers to become educated in technology and its impact on privacy and civil rights.
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50	50	(% style="color:#000000; font-family:Arial; font-size:11pt; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; text-decoration:none; white-space:pre-wrap" %)With the current spotlight on the (ab)uses of Facial Recognition Technology, which have already resulted in calls to ban FRT (%%)[[(% style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none; color:#1155cc; font-family:Arial; font-size:11pt; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; text-decoration:underline; white-space:pre-wrap" %)in the House>>url:https://www.banfacialrecognition.com/||style="text-decoration:none"]](% style="color:#000000; font-family:Arial; font-size:11pt; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; text-decoration:none; white-space:pre-wrap" %) and in (%%)[[(% style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none; color:#1155cc; font-family:Arial; font-size:11pt; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; text-decoration:underline; white-space:pre-wrap" %)some states>>url:https://www.reuters.com/article/us-washington-tech-idUSKBN21I3AS||style="text-decoration:none"]](% style="color:#000000; font-family:Arial; font-size:11pt; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; text-decoration:none; white-space:pre-wrap" %), I believe this will continue to be an important, and emotionally-charged, conversation, in the years ahead.
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57	57	(% style="color:#000000; font-family:Arial; font-size:11pt; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; text-decoration:none; white-space:pre-wrap" %)In 2003, before I knew about the OSI or OSD, I had an epiphany as I started my second job: I could no longer use tools I had built simply because that code was owned by my former (and already out of business) employer. That epiphany started me down the open source path, and I quickly came to see how this approach, if generalized, was more ethical than the alternative: if everyone could share their tools, we could all build better technology (and products) faster. Automation, the *building and sharing* of tools so that others may more quickly create better tools, is (%%)[[(% style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none; color:#1155cc; font-family:Arial; font-size:11pt; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; text-decoration:underline; white-space:pre-wrap" %)one of humanity's greatest and most unique(% style="color:#000000; font-family:Arial; font-size:11pt; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; text-decoration:none; white-space:pre-wrap" %) (% style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip:none; color:#1155cc; font-family:Arial; font-size:11pt; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; text-decoration-skip-ink:none; text-decoration:underline; white-space:pre-wrap" %)strengths>>url:https://aeon.co/essays/the-offloading-ape-the-human-is-the-beast-that-automates||style="text-decoration:none"]](% style="color:#000000; font-family:Arial; font-size:11pt; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; text-decoration:none; white-space:pre-wrap" %) (not my article, but captures my views well).
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61	61	(% style="color:#000000; font-family:Arial; font-size:11pt; font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; font-weight:400; text-decoration:none; white-space:pre-wrap" %)In the early 2010's, while building OpenStack, I had the opportunity to work with several of OSI's former board members, who helped me deepen my understanding of the effect which the OSD had had on my career (unbeknownst to me before that). I've come to value this framework and the thought and care that has gone into creating and sustaining it over the years. I would like the opportunity to contribute back to the community.
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