Use of "open source" in website name
John Cowan
cowan at ccil.org
Thu Jun 12 17:31:11 UTC 2008
Cinly Ooi scripsit:
> > Ethically, nobody should use it in a way that could reasonably be confused
> > with the software term. There are already such uses: in intelligence
> > work, an "open source" is a source of information that anyone can obtain,
> > like a newspaper.
> >
>
> Is your example of intelligent work an example of "confusion" or an example
> of other use of "open source"?
"Other use". I agree that my wording was confusing. By "intelligence" I do
indeed mean military or national intelligence.
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