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Discussion on: I'm Joseph Jacks, founder of OSS Capital, ask me anything!

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Ben Halpern

What are considerations around open source in terms of international expansion?

How does open source make international relationships more feasible? (Or less so in any way)

How do organizations typically think about enforcement of licenses in different markets across the world?

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Joseph Jacks

I think open source is fundamentally sanction-less, borderless, tariff-resistant, censorship-resistant and more... so, the power of open source to transform and elevate positive relationships between countries at a macro level is not only promising, but very exciting and a highly under explored area.

My partner Heather Meeker has written a great post about the pragmatic dimensions of licenser enforcement: coss.media/advent-of-ethos-licensing/