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> A proprietary wrapper Forgive me if this is obvious, but isn't Acorn open source[1]? How is it proprietary? [1] https://github.com/acorn-io/acorn https://gi
by heywoodlh 4y ago
> A proprietary wrapper
Forgive me if this is obvious, but isn't Acorn open source[1]? How is it proprietary?
[1] https://github.com/acorn-io/acorn https://github.com/acorn-io/acorn
- derefr 4y agoThey were probably reaching for the opposite of “is defined by a standard with an open-membership standards body”, found that there isn’t really a word for that, and so used the next-closest thing in concept-space. (Though also, they’re technically correct — “proprietary” just means “controlled by one party.” Open-source things can still be proprietary: namely, if you’re free to fork, but the original upstream can only be merged to by employees of a corporation. I believe e.g. most of Apple’s “open source” is proprietary in this sense.)
- heywoodlh 4y ago> Though also, they’re technically correct — “proprietary” just means “controlled by one party.” Open-source things can still be proprietary Awesome, thanks for this explanation -- this is why I asked. I had always equated proprietary to closed source. Good to have my definition expanded. Thank you!