[OT] Microsoft filled patent applications for scoped and immutable types

[Iain Buclaw via Digitalmars-d]

On 31 August 2014 06:53, Nick Sabalausky via Digitalmars-d
<digitalmars-d at puremagic.com> wrote:
>
> I know FSF prefers "free" over the "open" I've been using. But really,
> everybody knows what "open" and "open source" mean, and it's *not* confusing
> and ambiguous. So the whole "free" obsession is just semantic pedantry that
> introduces ambiguity and confusion ("free as in...what, which 'free' now?
> Because Linux...I mean GNU/Linux...is both types, right?") and distracts
> people from the more important matters.
>

I find that using the term "open source" is like using the term "cloud
computing".  It's a buzzword to make free software sound more
attractive to commercial businesses.

By preferring the term "free" over "open", you are merely pointing out
that a "Waste Management and Disposal Technician" is just a "Bin-man",
no matter what angle you take on it.

Iain.