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I'd like to make a point about what Open Source is to me. At it's core, open source is not about The Internet at all. Open Source is about being able to look a

I'd like to make a point about what Open Source is to me. At it's core, open source is not about The Internet at all. Open Source is about being able to look at the source of the software you have. If someone gives me (or god forbid I buy) some software, can I inspect the source? If yes, then it's Open Source. Putting code on the internet is another thing entirely. Related, sure; but ultimately not at all the same. In fact, there's so much "open source" crap out there that doesn't even compile, build, or run, that isn't Open Source at all! OK, maybe it still is, software is allowed to have bugs... but I digress.

TAForObvReasons 4y ago
What you are describing is "Source available", which is a fairly common practice. Many large "open source" projects with a paid tier will have proprietary code in the repo for all to inspect, but it doesn't make those features open source. Microsoft has a special program for governments and institutions to inspect certain product code.
- nixpulvis 4y ago
  Do source available projects make it so I can actually edit and run the changes? I guess that might be what I'm getting at here...