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open source means the source code is openly available. That is it. Phrases that have intuitive meaning need to stop being co-opted.
by HDThoreaun 2y ago
open source means the source code is openly available. That is it. Phrases that have intuitive meaning need to stop being co-opted.
- mrob 2y agoIf that meaning is "intuitive", why was it not used before the Open Source Initiative introduced their definition? The competing uses are the ones co-opting an existing phrase.
- foooorsyth 2y agoIt’s perfectly intuitive to anyone with a brain. Never heard of OSI but they seem just about as pedantic, neurotic, and annoying with language as FSF. Open source = I can view the source code. That’s what it means, that what it has always meant, and that what it will always mean. Simple as.