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at some point in the nineties open source initiative emerged as the bastion of what's open source and what not and put strict guideline to the usage of the term
by LoSboccacc 6y ago
at some point in the nineties open source initiative emerged as the bastion of what's open source and what not and put strict guideline to the usage of the term, which for whatever reason people around the tech community elected to follow even if OSI doesn't own the open source trademark.
guess it helps the discussion and to defend agains marketing-speak appropriation to have a single uniform definition. but it's confusing as heck if someone is unknowing or resisting the OSI coup to position themselves as the open source regent.
- selykg 6y agoLots of people arguing schematics. Everyone knows exactly what the guy meant. I don't see why continuing to argue it makes any sense here. All this type of behavior does is drive people away from further discussions on sites like this, reddit, etc.
- matz1 6y agoThe word meaning can always evolve, at another point for whatever reason the open source may not be the same as what you prefer. No one own the sole authority of the word usage. There won't be single uniform definition.