The correct term for things like BSL is “source available.”
The "correct term" for things like BSL is whatever they want to call it, as long as no trademarks are being infringed.
They could call it a banana but then everyone would be expecting a curved yellow thing.
Words and phrases have shared meanings, BSL doesn't conform to the meaning we've attached to open source.
The "correct term" for things like BSL is whatever they want to call it, as long as no trademarks are being infringed.
They could call it a banana but then everyone would be expecting a curved yellow thing.
Words and phrases have shared meanings, BSL doesn't conform to the meaning we've attached to open source.