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Heilmann: Don’t call it “open source” unless you mean it

Heilmann: Don’t call it “open source” unless you mean it

Posted Oct 22, 2012 18:33 UTC (Mon) by nhippi (subscriber, #34640)
In reply to: Heilmann: Don’t call it “open source” unless you mean it by cantsin
Parent article: Heilmann: Don’t call it “open source” unless you mean it

Agreed. The author is trying to shift the meaning of Open Source. Please invent a new term instead of trying to hijack "Open Source". Howabout "Open Community" or "Open Development" ?


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Heilmann: Don’t call it “open source” unless you mean it

Posted Oct 23, 2012 9:36 UTC (Tue) by njwhite (subscriber, #51848) [Link]

Well, I'm not sure I agree entirely. The term "Open Source" has generally been used to refer to the power of different development methodologies and communities, even if the official definition focuses on the legal/licensing aspects.

Calling it 'hijacking' the term is certainly too strong; words are flexible and used in different ways to mean different things all the time, even if they have a fixed formal definition.

Heilmann: Don’t call it “open source” unless you mean it

Posted Oct 26, 2012 12:45 UTC (Fri) by juliank (subscriber, #45896) [Link]

That's what I'd use free software for. Open Source really is just legal stuff, and has nothing to do with communities.

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