Hole In The Wall

カリフォルニア州サンノゼ在のソフトウェアエンジニア。

種のオープンソース。

ソフトウェアではすでに常識化しているオープンソース、その考え方を野菜の種子に応用しようという動きがあり、そのローンチイベントが今日開かれた模様。

A group of scientists and food activists is launching a campaign Thursday to change the rules that govern seeds. They're releasing 29 new varieties of crops under a new "open source pledge" that's intended to safeguard the ability of farmers, gardeners and plant breeders to share those seeds freely.

Plant Breeders Release First 'Open Source Seeds' : The Salt : NPR

 面白いのはこのライセンスがGNU GPLに似ている。特に、

Anyone receiving the seeds must pledge not to restrict their use by means of patents, licenses or any other kind of intellectual property. In fact, any future plant that's derived from these open source seeds also has to remain freely available as well. 

 Copyleftだな。