Talk:Open source (disambiguation)/Archive 1

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There is still confusion with "open source" that newbies think it means software, which is not only what it means. We should not give a definition that only includes software and excludes all other products. That would be npov. Here is the definition by Pengo:

denotes that a product includes permission to use its source code, design documents, or origins.

Note that "source code" is a form of "origins," so it is redundant.

Here is the broader npov version:

denotes that the origins of a product are publicly accessible in part or in whole

--- Mr. Ballard 20:24, 26 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I've continued the conversation at Talk:Open source, as it fits in with recent talk. —Pengo 03:38, 27 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

suggestion: divide with 'virtual' and 'physical' OS things

Hi, I would suggest to divide the list in this article into two separate parts:

'virtual' things (like software, ideas, procedures, etc.) existing only in your brain or that you can not directly feel with your senses.
'physical' things (like hardware, food, films) that you can taste, touch, hear or see (directly with your senses).

I know this separation would be artificial, but we definitely need to get rid of this mess.

I am open for any better solution... C-Kobold (talk) 22:41, 25 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

We could also mention these different areas of open-source application in the header. C-Kobold (talk) 22:43, 25 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]