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> Embed our open source I thought the FAQ said you wouldn't refer to it as such: > Because of this, we will not refer to the Confluent Community License or an
by shabbyrobe 8y ago
> Embed our open source
I thought the FAQ said you wouldn't refer to it as such:
> Because of this, we will not refer to the Confluent Community License or any code released under it as open source.
- nl 8y agoI believe the trademarked term is “Open Source” (with capitals) and they are avoiding that. IMO it’s a deliberately deceptive technique to try to confuse the market and dilute open source.
- plopz 8y agoThere is no trademark on "Open Source", whats trademarked is "OSI Certified".
- slavik81 8y agoThe quoted passage from the FAQ says "open source" in lowercase.
- wongarsu 8y ago> dilute open source. I think you mean "dilute Open Source" with capitals :P More seriously: most terms dilute over time, and it takes a lot of effort to prevent that. I wouldn't assume every instance is malicious