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> After all, you can view the source, right? So it must be open source! And it technically, is, too. No. It's not. It's technically viewable source, or reada
by jasonlotito 13y ago
> After all, you can view the source, right? So it must be open source! And it technically, is, too.
No. It's not. It's technically viewable source, or readable source, but it's not open, which as you know, needs to meet certain criteria.
Those of us who have been around long enough know this old game. Microsoft has tried this in the past. If it doesn't pass by OSI, it's not open source, and that matters to some of us. It's also why being an "open source" company is meaningless to many of us.