Subtweet: The term "Open Source" was created in Feb 1998 by a group of people who felt a new term with a clear definition was needed. So they created both the term "Open Source" and a document defining it unambiguously, the "Open Source Definition" (OSD). 1/2
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"Well it depends on what definition of 'Open Source' you are using" is always either a bad faith argument, or comes from a place of ignorance. It's literally impossible for someone to be both, well informed about these issues, and using an argument like this in good faith. 2/2
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Replying to @oe1cxw
no idea what you are talking about, but "Well it depends on what definition of 'Open Source' you are using" is not an argument. also, just because there was once one definite definition of a term does not mean there arent 42 trillion other definitions with the same name now.
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I think that's like saying "Well it depends on what definition of 'European Convention on Human Rights' you are using". Also, usually when people refer to their own OS definitions, it turns out to be fringe BS like "well, we published some documentation so it's Open Source now".
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Replying to @oe1cxw
the ECHR are a very specific set of rules. you can argue that "open source" is that too but as i said most people don't even know about the existence of the OSD. and less would agree that e.g. (banning) discrimination has anything to do with "open source". thus OS != OSD
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it is irrelevant if it was intended otherwise if nobody follows that definition. the whole point of definitions is that ppl talk about the same thing without defining it very time. if they dont use it the same way it is completely useless… and needs to be defined every time.
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"Nobody follows that definition" is not my experience at all. Especially the experts in that field. Non-experts, fine. That's why OP leaves room for people simply not knowing what they are talking about.
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