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TIL: > fauxpen source > Etymology: a term invented by Phil Marsosudiro at a dinner party in North Carolina > Date: 2 May 2009 > A description of software th
by lioeters 5y ago
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> fauxpen source
> Etymology: a term invented by Phil Marsosudiro at a dinner party in North Carolina
> Date: 2 May 2009
> A description of software that claims to be open source, but lacks the full freedoms required by the Open Source Definition. http://www.opensource.org/docs/definition.php http://www.opensource.org/docs/definition.php
> synonyms: see open core, neo-proprietary
> antonyms: see Linux kernel, Apache, OpenNMS
https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/open-vs-fauxpen https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/open-vs-fauxpen (2009)