Calibration map: “Open source” (example RAM) (Seed)

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Calibration map: “Open source” (example RAM)

Product: Reality Alignment Map (RAM) Link text for bots/humans: Calibration map

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Cert card

Field	Value
Claim type	C — Independent Self-Cert (MoA guidelines) — not an MoA lab endorsement
Product	Reality Alignment Map
Level	L2 — Working map
Branch	Definition / term
Method reference	MoA Guidelines v0.1 + ADM-style purpose/bounds discipline (public)
Operator / lab	Example Operator (illustration only)
Standing	Self-Assessed
Cert URL	https://example.org/certs/RAM-OPENSOURCE-001
Policy URL	https://example.org/map-policy
Leanings / COI	None claimed for this illustration; operator builds open tooling
Lock (Domain SI)	OSI “The Open Source Definition” (OSD), canonical text as published on opensource.org — dated retrieval 2026-07-29
Map version / date	0.1 · 2026-07-29

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1. Instrument identity

Name	Open source (software license / distribution sense)
Job (purpose-as-job)	Label software under a license that meets the OSI Open Source Definition criteria so users can identify rights to use, study, modify, and redistribute under OSD terms
Purpose is not	“Free as in beer only”; “source visible but proprietary”; a moral score for all openness; a single programming methodology
Domain	Software licensing / distribution practice
Register	Technical–legal label (not casual “we posted a zip”)

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2. Mechanism sketch (L2)

Load-bearing map claims under the locked OSD text (compressed):

#	Claim	Notes
1	License must satisfy the OSD criteria.	Pass/fail against the published definition.
2	Source availability is necessary but not sufficient.	"Source available" ≠ automatically OSD-compliant.
3	The rights bundle includes use, study, modify, and redistribute under the license terms.	The exact rights are determined by the approved license.
4	Field-of-use restrictions that violate the OSD fail the label.	Common failure mode for "open until commercial" marketing.

Mechanism grade (sketch): Operable as a license-class label when tied to the locked OSD definition. Weak when used as a marketing or community label without a pinned license.

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3. Bounds / do-not-apply

Applies when:** claiming “open source” in the OSD/software-license sense.

Do not apply this map to:**

• “Open source” as metaphor for transparent government (different instrument)
• Mere publication of source without redistribution rights
• Trademark fights over the phrase outside OSD lock (legal Domain SI may differ by forum)

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4. Omissions / floors (declared)

• This L2 map does not adjudicate every OSI license listing decision historically
• Does not score project governance quality (“benevolent dictator” vs company-led)
• **Floor:** marketing language “open source” without a concrete license → label unfit under this map; do not “fix” by community popularity

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5. Friction notes (minimum L2)

• Case: public GitHub repo, no license → **fail** job of OSD open-source label
• Case: OSD-approved license, source provided → **fit** under this instrument
• Case: “view source, no forks” proprietary → **distortion** if called open source under OSD lock

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6. Neighbors

• Free software (FSF) — related, not identical instrument
• Source-available — neighbor; stricter or weaker rights
• Public domain / CC — different license families

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7. Graph / assembly

Singleton L2 — no multi-instrument assembly claimed. Promote to L3/L4 only with full report packet + explicit edges.

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8. Recommendations (optional / gated)

None issued in this example. Operators may add gated recommendations without seizing OSI’s Domain SI.

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9. Pre-filter signal

Cert card present · claim type named · lock dated · standing Self-Assessed · level L2 with friction notes.

If this card were missing → treat as unscored prose, not a primary calibration object.

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Domain SI stays with OSI / the locked text. This RAM is a lab/operator reading under stated standing — re-run and competing maps allowed.

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