[Talk] Open source: time for a name change?

Greg 'groggy' Lehey Greg.Lehey at auug.org.au
Wed Aug 6 15:28:29 EST 2003


On Wednesday,  6 August 2003 at 15:16:33 +1000, David Purdue wrote:
> On Wed, 6 Aug 2003, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote:
>>
>> Now that open source/free software is becoming more mainstream, isn't
>> it about time to consider a less buzzword-laden term for it?
>
> What brought this on, Greg?  Are you trying to get a nomination for the
> Australian Open Source Awards?

Curses!  Foiled again!

> Community Award: Greg Lehey nominated for coining the term "Special
> Software".

But I'm disqualified :-(

I was really trying to get back to a term which people might confuse
with "free beer", in the hope of getting some of it.  "Free sauce",
maybe?


Greg
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