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Think of this in terms of a brand defending their trademark to avoid losing it through dilution. It's Open Source, a term they created, not a generic concept "o
by mkr-hn 5y ago
Think of this in terms of a brand defending their trademark to avoid losing it through dilution. It's Open Source, a term they created, not a generic concept "open source." I don't like them owning a term that feels like it should be generic and communally defined, but it's not, and they do.
- Dylan16807 5y agoDo they even claim to own the term? They are the Open Source Initiative, stewards of the Open Source Definition. The closest I see is a rule then when you're using the OSI trademark or logo you need to follow their definition of "Open Source".
- kube-system 5y agoThey don't claim to own it, because they legally do not have a right to it. They tried to register it and failed.