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Shin@Shin@piefed.social

Open Source isn't enought, we need governance

This is a general view on the topic. I think open-source isn’t enough, we need also governance for the software we use, and create small pockets of freedom.

All feedback is welcome.

jeferson.me/blog/2026/07/31/cooperative-software
jeferson.meCooperative SoftwareWhat if the apps we use were owned by the people who use them? A dive into platform cooperatives, the internet we could have, and why open source and open protocols alone aren't enough.
EliteCloneMike@EliteCloneMike@lemmy.zip

Replying to @⁨Shin@piefed.social⁩

I am very interested in this topic and have not heard of cooperativism until today applied to digital entities. I am very much for this idea to take hold or other ideas that can allow for shared earnings and things like data protection. Not sure if this would also potentially include data privacy or not. I think these things are great, but laws also need to be established to protect workers rights in the information age and same goes for data protection and data privacy.