# Open-washing and unspoken assumptions of OSS

**URL:** <https://discuss.opensource.org/t/open-washing-and-unspoken-assumptions-of-oss/515>\
**Category:** Open Source AI\
**Created:** [August 22, 2024, 2:47pm UTC](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/open-washing-and-unspoken-assumptions-of-oss/515 "2024-08-22T14:47:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![mjbommar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cdc98d/32.png) [@mjbommar](https://discuss.opensource.org/u/mjbommar)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2024, 3:43pm UTC](https://discuss.opensource.org/t/open-washing-and-unspoken-assumptions-of-oss/515/6 "2024-08-27T15:43:14Z")

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Thank for this, @kjetilk - especially explicitly grounding us with Lin’s work. I often wonder what she would think of this today, as she was never shy during our Law & Econ programs.

I love your suggestion. In particular, because many of us are concerned that the OSI is intentionally racing to create a walled governance garden supported by statute as you allude. Openly disclaiming that there is no intention to own governance, whether “in” or out of the definition itself, would help reduce the concerns we have.

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