# OpenSource not OpenSource?! **URL:** \ **Category:** Developers\ **Created:** [November 14, 2019, 1:22am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/opensource-not-opensource/43135 "2019-11-14T01:22:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Alberto\_Tono](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/alberto_tono/32/15925_2.png) [@Alberto\_Tono](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Alberto_Tono)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2019, 1:22am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/opensource-not-opensource/43135/1 "2019-11-14T01:22:16Z")
Dear Community, I am trying to collect as many inputs and feedback as possible about this topic that we will face at #AU2019 this year. As group [SFCDI.org](http://SFCDI.org) , we started as Dynamo User Group because all of this started as an OpenSource project. Nowadays with all what happen with Blender, FreeCAD, Microsoft investing 7.5B on Github, 60 patents released OpenSource to help Linux, it seems the right time to raise awarness about OpenSource in our AECO industry. The OpenSource Initiative OSI started in 1998, and it now turns 21. It seems to be mature enough in the Software Industry, what about in the AEC? I think this is an important topic to discuss as a community and see in what direction we should move in the future and next years. IMHO this stand on the foundation of the WHY we all believe in this. I was trying to collect as many questions and feedback for our panelists ,this could be a great opportunity to have precious insights. ![Autodesk%20Panel2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/e/9/e93c6e16366fd071d59947582762a83427743ef1.png) [https://www.reddit.com/r/opensource/](https://www.reddit.com/r/opensource/) Important previous threads: > [@Revit crashing when adding Package Path in Dynamo 2.0.1](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/revit-crashing-when-adding-package-path-in-dynamo-2-0-1/23107): > > Hi, I have just started testing Dynamo 2.0.1, and both Revit 2017.2 and 2018.3 crash when I try to add a path to the packages, saved in a network location. I get the Revit error report and the message ‘A fatal error has occurred. The application will be terminated, etc’. Note - I also have Dynamo 0.9.1 and 1.3.2 installed on the machine, and Revit 2016 to 2018. Has anyone else been experiencing the same? Thanks > [@Ethical dilemmas with an Open source and DLL or wrapped (paid) packages](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/ethical-dilemmas-with-an-open-source-and-dll-or-wrapped-paid-packages/21264): > > Does anyone beginning to have an ethical consideration with packages wrapped into DLLs? I appreciate packages I can unravel, learn from and distill down to just the code I need (Yes I leave the original ownership lines intact unless I rewrite most of it) But I am seeing packages wrapped up in DLLs that prohibit access to the code. These are faster but limit portability in large organizations. Dynamo is an Open Source project. For the beginner user in a one machine shop packages aren’t an issue… > [@Load DWG geometry in Dynamo Studio with Python/DS](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/load-dwg-geometry-in-dynamo-studio-with-python-ds/4326/4): > > @zefreestijl Dynamo is indeed an Open Source project so its ok to peek under the hood of DynamoSandbox and its subsequent libraries (IMHO, also they are available on GitHub which might be faster). However, keep in mind that Dynamo Studio (paid version) of Dynamo is not exactly fully Open Source and you might want to check if you are not violating their license agreements using .NET Reflector on it. I am sure folks on the Dev team don’t mind this. CC: @Michael_Kirschner ? @Konrad_K_Sobon @Michael_Kirschner2 @john_pierson ---
**Author:** ![duncan.lithgow](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/duncan.lithgow/32/146906_2.png) [@duncan.lithgow](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/duncan.lithgow)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2023, 8:40am UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/opensource-not-opensource/43135/2 "2023-01-18T08:40:58Z")
Hi @Alberto_Tono Sorry if some think this is necroposting but I wanted to update this post with new information rather than start a new one which loses the history Back in 2020 I was part of the beginning of a project which in many ways focuses on some of the issues you raise here. That project is OSArch - Open Source in AEC I won’t go into details about the project, I think the name says a lot. Feel free to check it out. A lot has happened since you made your post. > **[OSArch](https://osarch.org)** > > Creating a built environment with free software, increased transparency, and a more ethical approach ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/dynamobim/original/3X/d/9/d9951ce29d91ae5a1e620a5e18536eb6645ac4ba.png) ---
**Author:** ![Ron\_Allen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.dynamobim.com/ron_allen/32/124849_2.png) [@Ron\_Allen](https://forum.dynamobim.com/u/Ron_Allen)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2023, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.dynamobim.com/t/opensource-not-opensource/43135/3 "2023-06-02T15:24:50Z")
Great to bring this to the forefront… again! The Apache and MIT licenses should prevent available Open Source from being firewalled, however if “they” decide to shut down the servers and rebrand and repost then the content can be firewalled. The rules of “archiving” is many copies in many places on many different types of media. Someone has to pay for storage- and if its centralized, someone has to maintain it. Mirrors on ‘free’ servers would be best.