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The people who created the term: the Open Source Initiative. Before, people most often used "free software" as defined by the free software movement, but some
by xdennis 3y ago
The people who created the term: the Open Source Initiative.
Before, people most often used "free software" as defined by the free software movement, but some disliked this term because it's confusing (most think "free" means no money) and perceived to be anti-commercial.
The term "open source software" was chosen and given a precise definition.
It's dishonest, then, for people to use the term "open source software" with a different interpretation when it was specifically chosen to avoid confusion.
- OrangeMusic 3y ago> It's dishonest, then, for people to use the term "open source software" with a different interpretation I disagree. You're saying that they "invented" the term, but it's a very generic term. The source is open, it's open source. I bet people were using the term before they claim they invented it. In that context, it is very fine to use a different definition and in fact here's my definition, and I guess most people (maybe not on HN) share it: if the source is visible by the general public, it's open source. For what you mean, I use "FLOSS".