diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 0c2d9cef144fd17fc956163b531a3b77189451ad..77c0745dea76fe7fceed902851e6375441842bf2 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ publishing a software release under a proprietary license initially, then later (usually in a planned fashion) publishing that release's source code under an open source license. -While delayed open source publication been somewhat rare, there are +While delayed open source publication has been somewhat rare, there are some examples of it across the history of open source -- in fact, some of the examples (e.g., Aladdin Ghostscript) predate the coining of the term "open source". To the best of our knowledge, when software @@ -12,31 +12,31 @@ way. For example, when release N goes out under a proprietary license, release N-1 is then (re)published under an open source license. -This repository is a collection of research, and eventually a -whitepaper, about various examples of DOSP and show how they are alike -or different. We will also analyze the effects (if any) of this -practice generally on open source as a field. Our purpose is to -provide accurate historical description and objective analysis; our -work here represents no position on the desirability or undesirability -of delayed open source publication. +This repository is a collection of research, and a resultant +[whitepaper](https://opensource.org/delayed-open-source-publication), +about various examples of DOSP and show how they are alike or +different. We also analyze the effects (if any) of this practice +generally on open source as a field. Our purpose is to provide +accurate historical description and objective analysis; our work here +represents no position on the desirability or undesirability of +delayed open source publication. -This research is supported by the [Open Source Initiative -(OSI)](https://opensource.org/). +This research was supported by the [Open Source Initiative +(OSI)](https://opensource.org/). The report is now completed and +published at +[opensource.org/delayed-open-source-publication](https://opensource.org/delayed-open-source-publication). -## Terminology - -We are not necessarily settled on the term "delayed open source -publication". If you can suggest a better term for the phenomenon, -please let us know. - -## Contributing +## Contacting us You can email us at `dosp-research {_AT_} opensource.org` or [file a ticket](https://code.librehq.com/ots/dosp-research/-/issues/new) to -contact us. +contact us. While we occasionally indulge in light maintenance and +error correction in the LaTeX source, that's infrequent and done +entirely at our discretion. We may prepare an updated second edition +some day; if you're interested in being involved in that, please let +us know. + +## Building the whitepaper PDF from LaTeX source -To build the whitepaper from LaTeX source, you will need to use [OTS -DocTools](https://code.librehq.com/ots/ots-doctools). ***Note that -the whitepaper is still a work in progress. Please do not cite the -draft nor quote from it in public forums yet.*** We'll remove -this notice when the paper is ready for publication. +To build the whitepaper from LaTeX source, use [OTS +DocTools](https://code.librehq.com/ots/ots-doctools).