Post #2598458
2021-04-03 00:43 UTC
@eloquence@social.coop @seachaint@hackers.town I'm going to push back on the idea that we need some Official New Organization to proclaim The Definition(TM) of a new term. I think the term "cooperative technology" will be more resilient and flexible if we make it catch on relying on the obvious meaning of those two ordinary words put together. Neither "free software" nor "open source" ever communicated the ideas behind them without further explanation. (Arguably "open source" kinda does to programmers.)
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@MadestMadness@meow.social 2021-04-03 00:47
@be@fosstodon.org @eloquence@social.coop @seachaint@hackers.town I've personally always really felt that semantics in this context matter on the basis that I see corporations continually using the word "open" to refer to just about anything they like. Forcing a definition for one or two terms is something I feel is useful for creating a rallying cry for people to more quickly organize. I know what people mean immediately when they say "FOSS", but when people say "open" I need them to re-explain