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		mrob 11 hours ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tencent Hunyuan-Large If that meaning is "intuitive", why was it not used before the Open Source Initiative introduced their definition? The competing uses are the ones co-opting an existing phrase.

foooorsyth 9 hours ago [–]

It’s perfectly intuitive to anyone with a brain. Never heard of OSI but they seem just about as pedantic, neurotic, and annoying with language as FSF.

Open source = I can view the source code. That’s what it means, that what it has always meant, and that what it will always mean. Simple as.

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