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fromjason ("fromjason.xyz ❤️ 💻") wrote:

fauxpen source:

"A description of software that claims to be open source, but lacks the full freedoms required by the Open Source Definition."

I thought I invented a new term, but when I searched “fauxpen source” I found this cool little website dated back to 2009. This term seems to meet the needs of the moment so maybe it’ll catch on. https://www.fauxpensource.org/