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0 pointskube-system4y ago0 comments

"Open source" is not a legal trademark of OSI. The idea that "open source" means what OSI says it means is purely an opinion.

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rectang4y ago· 2 in thread

Yeah, but if you try to bullshit a proprietary license as "open source" you're going to catch hell from a whole lot of people. It's not just the OSI that has a stake in the OSD.

A few companies have tried it and backed off.

kube-systemOP4y ago

Yes, you will get criticism, depending on the circumstances. If it's proprietary, sure, if it's public domain, probably not.

remram4y ago

If it's public domain then it is open source as per the OSI definition.

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