On 25 March 2017 at 10:17, Suchith Anand <suchith.an...@nottingham.ac.uk> wrote: > My query was if the term Open can be used for marketing any properitery > softwares and platforms and to know if there are any guidelines on this?
Nobody has a monopoly on use of the word. BTW, without a secret, there is no technology advancement, there is no motivation for development of counter-technologies. Mind you, communities and businesses have long recognised without open, there is no close and vice versa. Hence, so called business-friendly open source licenses, LocationTech, etc. Best regards, -- Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lists.osgeo.org https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
