3 ms·

On that day, so many companies will inadvertently become open source! Well, no. They would be inadvertently source-available. If the license doesn't comply wit

On that day, so many companies will inadvertently become open source! Well, no. They would be inadvertently source-available. If the license doesn't comply with the Open Source Definition, it's not open source. EDIT: Downvoted as usual for correcting false impressions about how free software and open source works.

bdcravens 11y ago
This. If we accept "stolen and leaked information" as open source, we may as well start coaching discussions about privacy leaks in the same way. "Ashley Madison customers' information open sourced"
zo1 11y ago
"EDIT: Downvoted as usual for correcting false impressions about how free software and open source works." Are you seriously suggesting that the OP you responded to was comparing "stolen" or "leaked" software to open source? That is probably why you're being downvoted, not because people around here have a false impression as to what constitutes open-source.
- vezzy-fnord 11y ago
  "Open source" has an established meaning. Even if the poster in question was using the term facetiously, I feel it must be corrected since there is legitimately a large body of misconception surrounding the mechanics of free software and open source, and such humor may fuel it further. Moreover, it reflects a critical flaw in the open source dogma as compared to free software. Open source puts source code at the forefront, which is fallacious. The key elements are the ability to run unfettered, study, modify and redistribute identical or modified versions. The source code is a necessary precondition for properly exercising those freedoms, but not a central focus in any real sense. It is easy to misinterpret "open source" as being about publicly viewable source code, and many companies have exploited this to their advantage presently or in the past (GitHub with Atom, Epic Games with UE4, etc.)
- gpvos 11y ago
  > On that day, so many companies will inadvertently become open source! The OP was explicitly calling such stolen or leaked software open source. Please read more closely.
PhasmaFelis 11y ago
I did not downvote you, but I think you're being downvoted for lacking a sense of humor, not for correcting "false" impressions.

bdcravens 11y ago

This. If we accept "stolen and leaked information" as open source, we may as well start coaching discussions about privacy leaks in the same way. "Ashley Madison customers' information open sourced"

zo1 11y ago

"EDIT: Downvoted as usual for correcting false impressions about how free software and open source works." Are you seriously suggesting that the OP you responded to was comparing "stolen" or "leaked" software to open source? That is probably why you're being downvoted, not because people around here have a false impression as to what constitutes open-source.

vezzy-fnord 11y ago
"Open source" has an established meaning. Even if the poster in question was using the term facetiously, I feel it must be corrected since there is legitimately a large body of misconception surrounding the mechanics of free software and open source, and such humor may fuel it further. Moreover, it reflects a critical flaw in the open source dogma as compared to free software. Open source puts source code at the forefront, which is fallacious. The key elements are the ability to run unfettered, study, modify and redistribute identical or modified versions. The source code is a necessary precondition for properly exercising those freedoms, but not a central focus in any real sense. It is easy to misinterpret "open source" as being about publicly viewable source code, and many companies have exploited this to their advantage presently or in the past (GitHub with Atom, Epic Games with UE4, etc.)
gpvos 11y ago
> On that day, so many companies will inadvertently become open source! The OP was explicitly calling such stolen or leaked software open source. Please read more closely.

PhasmaFelis 11y ago

I did not downvote you, but I think you're being downvoted for lacking a sense of humor, not for correcting "false" impressions.