undefined | Better HN

0 pointsamelius2y ago0 comments

The analogy falls flat because the words that make "open source" both already have meanings that make the OSI definition confusing to say the least.

0 comments

scott_w2y ago

That’s not how human languages work at all. A term picks up common or agreed use. When you try to push against that, you see the exact reaction you’re observing here.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse

0 pointsamelius2y ago0 comments

The analogy falls flat because the words that make "open source" both already have meanings that make the OSI definition confusing to say the least.

0 comments

scott_w2y ago

That’s not how human languages work at all. A term picks up common or agreed use. When you try to push against that, you see the exact reaction you’re observing here.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse