"As open source becomes mainstream, vendors are under pressure to market their offerings using the ‘open source’ brand to the highest degree possible — a trend that may eventually degrade the meaning of ‘open source’ as we know it."
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From Google’s WebM license could undermine the meaning of ‘open source’ (via Google WebM Calls “Open Source” Into Question).
That’s true, and it comes with the hype of any technology or trend. Is Open Source trendy? That’s good news, isn’t it?
I don’t think Google it’s undermining the meaning of Open Source, and I’m sure that they’re going to fix it (if there’s a real problem).
