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> the term was around for a long time before the OSI was started Is this actually true? It was my understanding that the term "open-source" was invented by or
by dmm 7y ago
> the term was around for a long time before the OSI was started
Is this actually true? It was my understanding that the term "open-source" was invented by or around esr, one of the founders of OSI.
- Carpetsmoker 7y agoWhen researching the entire thing several weeks ago I came across references from the earlier 90s and I think even late 80s. I don't have the references at the moment, but I'll find them again and add it when I've got some more time.
- lliamander 7y agoESR didn't invent it (nor does he claim to) just popularized it. The credit goes to Christine Peterson[1]. [1]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Peterson https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Peterson
- dmm 7y agoThanks for that source. She claims to have come up with the term on Feb. 3rd, 1998 and the OSI was formed the same year. That suggests the term wasn't used long before the OSI.
- kemitchell 7y ago"Open" was a marketing buzzword in computing long before that. Christine has written that she ran "open source" by a friend in marketing at the time and they told her it was vague and played out.
- Carpetsmoker 7y agoThere are earlier usages of "Open Source"; see my other comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21928290 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21928290