One entity is the de facto organization that I, and many others trust to shepard this important definition for society. Using precise language is useful for bu

One entity is the de facto organization that I, and many others trust to shepard this important definition for society. Using precise language is useful for building software (and in general life). I like that OSI exists and helps people understand a specific and desired definition for open source. There’s a lot of thought on this topic by really smart and skilled people. The aspects of open source that I think are most important are captured in OSI. For me, I don’t care if I can see the source, if it’s not free and usable. I can decompile code and patch for myself without a license. And I can pay for code in escrow. But what’s important is that I can modify and redistribute. And that I can be part of a virtuous community creating things together.