[okfn-discuss] [FC-discuss] A Free, Libre and Open Glossary

stef s at ctrlc.hu
Wed Jul 10 16:30:43 UTC 2013


On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 05:01:42PM +0100, Rob Myers wrote:
> On 10/07/13 16:33, heath rezabek wrote:
> >Actually, given the Open Definition, I'd disagree.  Open is a term that
> >really can be defined, and as such I also think it's a strong candidate
> >for universal usage.
> >
> >http://opendefinition.org/
> 
> The OKD is a (superior) adaptation of the OSD which is an adaptation
> of the DFSG which is a Free Software definition...
> 
> "Open" was historically chosen as a nice, fuzzy, politically
> uncommitted buzzword. I respect the OSI and OKF's choice of it, and
> there certainly are contexts where "openness" is a meaningful
> virtue, but there are also contexts where it's a way of avoiding
> saying "freedom". This is one of them.
> 
i think this is a very relevent (proportionally to it's humongous size)
article: http://www.thebaffler.com/past/the_meme_hustler
whether you ignore the ad hominems is up to you, they might distract from
the core message....

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