[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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