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> Open source means that the source code is available, not that you can get the product for free. But open source means that the work can be copied freely - wh
by wolfgke 8y ago
> Open source means that the source code is available, not that you can get the product for free.
But open source means that the work can be copied freely - which leads to marginal costs of near 0 €$.
- whatshisface 8y agoOpen source implies does-not-cost-anything, but does-not-cost-anything does not imply open source. Open access journals would only be open source if they, you know, made available source code (or source something).
- jshowa3 8y agoOpen source doesn't imply "does-not-cost-anything" at all considering you can still sell open source applications. And yeah, open access is a better word.
- whatshisface 8y agoAs wolfgke said, open source means that the work can be copied freely - which leads to marginal costs of near 0 €$.