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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: 1) by Provocateur on Thursday February 01 2018, @08:24PM (5 children)
The first is the /. story on Xerox becoming Fuji-something. The comments pointed to The Mother of All Demos which forever shaped the course of computer history. The story here https://news.slashdot.org/story/18/01/31/2215200/xerox-cedes-control-to-fujifilm-ending-its-independence [slashdot.org]
Then, read this one. You're welcome.
(Score: 2) by turgid on Thursday February 01 2018, @08:36PM (1 child)
I haven't looked at the green site this year. Thanks for the link. I was alerted to the Xerox news by a former colleague who pointed me to Xerox's web site and when I got home I googled it, and got the Reuters article, which I submitted. But thanks all the same.
I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent [wikipedia.org].
(Score: 3, Funny) by gawdonblue on Friday February 02 2018, @10:12AM
You should try the VT100 theme.
(Score: 0, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 01 2018, @08:36PM (2 children)
Oh yes! yes! yes! I love shitspot so fucking much.
Does shitspot still have that fat turd creimer king of affiliate links and shitty ebooks?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 01 2018, @08:42PM (1 child)
Yes
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 01 2018, @08:54PM
Fat cashews love him.