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Open source does not mean anything in the first place. Terms like Libre or Free Software exist for a reason.
by ekianjo 3y ago
Open source does not mean anything in the first place. Terms like Libre or Free Software exist for a reason.
- hollerith 3y ago"Open source" is defined by this page, which has been around since the 1990s: https://opensource.org/osd/ https://opensource.org/osd/
- ekianjo 3y agoYet it is so poorly understood and you see open source mentioned like here when its not meeting such definition. The name is just plain bad.
- gabeio 3y agoThey are most likely using the open source name to increase their media/marketing coverage, not because they don’t know what it actually means.
- progbits 3y agoWhich is why we have to keep fighting misuse, the same way those companies will fight for trademarks.
- hollerith 3y agoIt is too late to change the name. Just because you and I would have chosen a different name if we could go back in time does not make it OK for you to assert that the name "does not mean anything in the first place". Since the 1990s there has existed an entire non-profit organization dedicated to clarifying the meaning of the name.
- mrd3v0 3y agoLibre/free software is commonly defined by the FSF[1]. Open source is commonly defined by the OSI[2]. [1] https://fsfe.org/freesoftware/index.en.html https://fsfe.org/freesoftware/index.en.html [2] https://opensource.org https://opensource.org
- rmbyrro 3y agoPerhaps you mean "open source" doesn't mean anything to you. Which is fine, but still quite surprising to hear in a hacker forum in 2023...