Articles tagged "Terminology"

Is "Open Source" Hyphenated?

Certain style guides, and an errant bloc on Wikipedia, think it should be. But they are wrong, both by grammar and by popular consensus.

Recognising Reputation Vampires

Due to their open, democratic and welcoming nature, volunteer communities can suffer from the attentions of reputation vampires. What are they and how can you spot them?

Irregular Verb for Some Software

How you look at software that keeps government eyes off your affairs depends where you are looking from

COSS - Genetic Marker for Disrespect

The term "Commercial Open Source" or COSS is an indicator that you will not receive software freedom from a vendor that's enjoying it themselves.