On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 10:21:46PM +1000, Scot Mcphee wrote:
> I don't actually understand your point.
>
> I open source my code as a matter of policy; I've always done that.
My point is that "open source" is a term which is widely understood
and agreed to have a specific meaning, namely that anyone can use
the code according to the criteria in the Open Source Definition.
Your code is available to view and use, but with more restrictions
than people understand "open source" to mean. So calling it "open
source" is going to mislead people, as you mean something different
to how the term is generally used for software.
As an aside, I recommend you read a bit more on the rationale for
why open and free software is important, and consider releasing your
code under a real open source license like ISC or the GPL.
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html is a good introduction.
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