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[–] TootSweet@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Anyone who disagrees ought to go get their own term rather than appropriating "Open Source" and/or "Free Software".

I've heard "source available" used.

[–] misk@sopuli.xyz 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Nobody owns this term so who’s appropriating?

[–] TootSweet@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] misk@sopuli.xyz 2 points 10 months ago

You claim ownership of „open source”? That’s wild. Your lawyer can speak to my lawyer, I guess.

[–] Kacarott@aussie.zone 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

"free software" very clearly means some software you can use for free (which this isn't), but "open source" very clearly means openly accessible source code, which this is.

[–] TootSweet@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

"Free Software" very clearly means this, and "Open Source" very clearly means this.

Again, get your own terms. "Freeware" and "source available" are just sitting right there.