Legal obligations vs social contracts

· Pointieststick · July 21, 2026, 10:50 p.m.
FOSS culture Software distribution open-source software software maintenance Social Contracts developer responsibilities
Summary
The blog post discusses the differences between legal obligations and social contracts in the context of distributing free open-source software. The author reflects on previous discussions regarding responsibility for bug reports on older software versions, aiming to clarify these concepts further.
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