The term "Open" was used for non open source software many years ago - I think in the mid/late nineties there was a rash of it. If anything it was meant to impl

The term "Open" was used for non open source software many years ago - I think in the mid/late nineties there was a rash of it. If anything it was meant to imply "flexible", "new and fresh" and in rare cases, using open standards or able to be integrated with (often in the context of enterprise ERP type of stuff I am thinking mainly). Not that its a good thing, but it does kind of have a precedent, FWIW ;)