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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: David on June 21, 2007, 04:52:44 pm

Title: Proud to be Open Source?
Post by: David on June 21, 2007, 04:52:44 pm

If so, then Show it (http://opensource.berlios.de/docs/certification_mark.php)

The recent shit going off down at the OSI shows how little 'open source' means.  Say something that counts, and help spread the adoption of an enforceable 'open source' trade mark.[/url]

Title: Proud to be Open Source?
Post by: gareth on June 21, 2007, 06:31:19 pm

nah i try to stay away from extremists.

Title: Proud to be Open Source?
Post by: PIE on June 22, 2007, 05:56:30 am

... i just saved the image and now all my sites are certified... schweet!

Title: Proud to be Open Source?
Post by: David on June 22, 2007, 01:53:45 pm

Quote from: "gareth"

nah I try to stay away from extremists.

I try to say away from people who seem incapable of comprehending the meaning of 'extremist'.

Title: Proud to be Open Source?
Post by: gareth on June 22, 2007, 06:24:21 pm

Quote from: "zealot website"

Unfortunately, the term "open source" itself is subject to misuse, and because it's descriptive, it can't be protected as a trademark (which would have been our first choice)

this is just like the gnu/gpl shit*. they try to take a commonly used word or phrase and define their own meaning for it - they then try to stop anyone using that word/phrase for the whole host of different things it already means.

they have no authority except a crappy logo yet they expect to be taken seriously.

*free/Free/freedom/etc

Title: Proud to be Open Source?
Post by: Lava Croft on June 25, 2007, 05:29:17 pm

Open source is a state of mind, not a brand.

Title: Proud to be Open Source?
Post by: Kaleo on June 29, 2007, 02:53:32 pm

Quote from: "Lava Croft"

Open source is a state of mind, not a brand.

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