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> not quibble over trivialities and semantics I recommend just using the definitions of things correctly then :) much easier that trying to persuade other peop
by asfdsfggtfd 9y ago
> not quibble over trivialities and semantics
I recommend just using the definitions of things correctly then :) much easier that trying to persuade other people that the definition does not exist.
When cooking I use the kilogram as defined by the SI system - I don't use some other random mass that I call a kilogram.
Similarly with software legalities. I also just use the standard terminology so other people e.g. my company's legal department gets the correct inference of what I am talking about. If you use it to mean something else you will confuse them.
- matz1 9y agoCorrect or not is relative, its a matter of which definition you subscribe to. Using the term Open source as source is available is not just random. Apparently many people including developer use it that way. I think its fault of OSI to use such common words to define something so specific.
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- asfdsfggtfd 9y agoI don't understand. Once someone knows that they are using these words wrong. Why would they not only persist but insist that everyone else is wrong? Is this just due to embarrassment or something else?
- matz1 9y agoRight or wrong is relative.