Comment by phendrenad2
4 hours ago
> Look, the term "open source" has a specific, shared meaning
No, YOU look. The term "open source", being made from two common words with actual specific, shared meanings, unfortunately together create a common-sense meaning that is NOT the "specific, shared" meaning that the Open Source Initiative defines it as. So, we'll spin and spin, stuck in this endless debate. And no amount of beating people over the head (except, maybe if you can find a way to reach through the computer and do it physically) will change that.
Control language and you control people's expectations. Like the shift from 'Private Message' to 'Direct message'. 'Open Source' to 'Source Available' would be just as massive of a shift in control and power.
I agree with this. The new definition of "open source" has been crafted out of malice. _Anyone_ new to programming runs into this confusion, and that's evidence in itself.