Dear all,
In all countries of the OECD marketing practices are regulated in one way or
another. For instance, if I sell ear rings made out of lead I can not claim
they are made of silver. In some cases this sort of distinction is not easy, as
is the case with "open source" or "open".
In the European Union various mechanisms have been put in place for similar
situations, such as the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) [0] to label
goods produced in specific regions (think of Port, Champagne, Scotch) or the
Traditional Specialities Guaranteed (TSG) [1] to differentiate products crafted
by traditional processes.
So far, organisations like the OSGeo or the FSF have focused on labelling
projects that meet particular criteria in open source, but have not - and can
not - prevent others from misusing the concept. This thread shows that this is
a new path the community must trail.
I believe we need a regulatory framework for "open source" labelling; something
like the EU regulation 1169/2011 [2] for organic farming. It not only sets the
criteria for farmers to label their products, as it actively prevents others
from falsely claiming to that criteria.
Regards.
[0]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographical_indications_and_traditional_specialities_in_the_European_Union#Protected_designation_of_origin_.28PDO.29
[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographical_indications_and_traditional_specialities_in_the_European_Union#Traditional_specialities_guaranteed_.28TSG.29
[2]
https://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/organic/organic-farming/what-is-organic-farming/organic-certification_en
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