open source?
The new encyclical Magnifica Humanitas is impressive. One passage stood out for me:
Today, among the goods that are universally intended for everyone, we must also include new forms of property, such as patents, algorithms, digital platforms, technological infrastructure and data. In a context where the wealth of nations depends increasingly on knowledge and technology, when these goods remain concentrated in the hands of a few, without adequate forms of sharing and access, a new imbalance is created that contradicts the universal destination of goods.
Algorithms? Sharing and access? Does this imply that all software which affects the public (with due regard to military and other classified software) should be open source, so anyone can read it?
Posted May 28, 2026, 10:53 AM UTC