The Great Software Schism
Following Nicholas Petreley's discussion of the GNU GPLv3 debate from one angle, I'd like to look at it from another - that of the cultures of the two groups involved - and what this implies for the future.
The constant bickering between those who talk of "free software" and those who prefer the term "open source" is hard to avoid in the computing world. You only have to look at discussion threads on sites like Slashdot, Digg, Linux Journal or LWN.net to see the two camps rehearsing familiar themes. This eternal disagreement can be invigorating entertainment at best, or, if you're not in the mood, enervating in its tediousness. But this fundamental difference of viewpoint has not really been a serious danger to the overall free software/open source movement. Until now.
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