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Open Source Design in risk?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the oh-noes! dept.

Stylissimo writes "OSWD.org, the biggest source for free open source web templates, has been offline for several weeks, which has caused a dilemma for the large number of webmasters who rely on open source design. While some of the OSWD.org designers are doing their best to keep the open source design scene alive, others are worried that the absence of OSWD.org will hit the internet hard and maybe even kill the scene. Aaron Nikula, administrator of OSWD.org, has published a statement about the situation and the site may be back again."

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  1. Re:Seems like survival of the fittest. by Karma_fucker_sucker · · Score: 3, Insightful
    I suspect they're in trouble because they're not performing a valuable enough service.

    I've never even heard of them until today. Maybe it's an exposure problem i.e. Not enough?

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  2. At least we have an explaination now.... by haplo21112 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    ...I've been wondering. The site has been very valuable to me for several months now...infact it had become part of my daily, check this site for new stuff rotation. Hopefully they can resolve whatever dispute is keeping them offline soon, or the remaining interested parties will start a new site to replace it.

    Unfortunately its sounding rather like greed has reared up in the wake of the disaster...

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    1. Re:At least we have an explaination now.... by kmmatthews · · Score: 4, Insightful

      I wouldn't say greed has reared up - the greed has _always_ been there. This prick (Frank) has always been making money from everyone elses work; now that the site needs to be moved to a different host, the guy is just plain too fucking lazy to do it, and too controlling to let anyone else do it.

      IMO, something new needs to be started from scratch, without Frank being involved AT ALL.

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  3. But open source means... by Phoenix · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If it is an open source movement and the web site is dead with the possibility of it never going up again, is it not in the realm of possibility that others will pick up the pieces and do another one?

    Isn't that the point of Open Source? The ability that others can take the source and do with it as they wish as long as the results are also open source?

    The death of a web site doesn't mean the death of the OSWD community...unless no one cares and they all let it die.

    Phoenix

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  4. Then fork by suso · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If a project is useful, and the people in control of the project won't help the project evolve in some direction or just sit on it and do nothing, you fork the code. In this case, you might not have access to the website source code, but I would think there would be an archive somewhere.

    This is the reason why there should be at least two independent people in charge of open source projects.

  5. Domains are cheap by Ofenza · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I'd say, buy a new domain and start fresh, Aaron. Do your thing.

  6. Re:I know frank. by CaptainPinko · · Score: 3, Insightful

    if you know frank why don't you ask him to post a statement to inform the community or at least make some of templates available on an ftp server for the meantime.

    Why was this modded funny?

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