Comment by DonHopkins

Rich Harris Coined the Term “FauxSS”: Fake OSS!

Svelte Summit Spring 2021: Rich Harris @6:07:00 (link with timecode):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnr9XWvjJHw&t=22020s

>You know, I guess all I can say is that we're thinking about this stuff too, and, like, we want the development velocity to be as fast as possible. But we also don't want Svelte to become like some, I don't know, some VC-funded FauxSS -- did I just coin that: FauxSS? I like that!

>It feels like there's more and more of that these days. There's a lot of people working on open source software, and then, like, you discover that there's a business model behind it.

>And I'm always a little bit skeptical about whether or not that is in the best interests of the software itself. And I don't want Svelte to become a thing that is run in the interests of the people building it, I want it to be a thing that is run in the interests of the community at large.

So what is the opposite of FauxSS? ProSS?

Hmm: "pross: a person who engages in sexual activity for money."

So I guess that means OSS is as great as sexual activity. ;)