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The term "open source" was coined for a specific meaning, and codified. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source De
by neilv 2y ago
The term "open source" was coined for a specific meaning, and codified.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source
Destroying the meaning of words is an activity for Orwellian villains.
- evanelias 2y agoAlthough OSI claims that they coined the term, there's irrefutable proof that the term was already in-use well before that. Originally, "open source" just meant "source available": https://dieter.plaetinck.be/posts/open-source-undefined-part-1-the-alternative-origin-story/ https://dieter.plaetinck.be/posts/open-source-undefined-part...
- byyll 2y agoI coined it today to mean something else. There is no reason to take someone's meaning of a word for gospel.