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That’s no different to saying “You can define black as white.” That’s true but nobody is going to pay attention to you if you do.



The analogy falls flat because the words that make "open source" both already have meanings that make the OSI definition confusing to say the least.


That’s not how human languages work at all. A term picks up common or agreed use. When you try to push against that, you see the exact reaction you’re observing here.




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