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Christine Peterson finally publishes her account of the day that the term "open source software" was coined, 20 years ago.
In a few days, on February 3, the 20th anniversary of the introduction of the term "open source software" is upon us. As open source software grows in popularity and powers some of the most robust and important innovations of our time, we reflect on its rise to prominence.
I am the originator of the term "open source software" and came up with it while executive director at Foresight Institute. Not a software developer like the rest, I thank Linux programmer Todd Anderson for supporting the term and proposing it to the group.
This is my account of how I came up with it, how it was proposed, and the subsequent reactions. Of course, there are a number of accounts of the coining of the term, for example by Eric Raymond and Richard Stallman, yet this is mine, written on January 2, 2006.
The article is not going to change the world, but it is an interesting piece of history that many in our community will find interesting.
Source: https://opensource.com/article/18/2/coining-term-open-source-software
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 01 2018, @08:08PM (2 children)
This is my term. I invented it. It was produced by me. I am the inventor of this term. This term is mine. I came upon it. I wrote it first. This term is the invention of me. I coined it. It is time to mint this coin.
Now give me all your shekels^W money.
This term seriously confuses some people who think that Open Source Software is the same as Free Software. They are not the same. They have different meanings.
Perhaps this person was given the task to invent this term so "Free" and "Open Source" can be confused.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 02 2018, @05:01PM
dude i invented email. i will sue anyone that sells closed source email platforms in a cloud!
(Score: 2) by snufu on Friday February 02 2018, @06:30PM
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Host: Right....
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