Z:gnu-www-ja-open-source-misses-the-point--bfefab-Since the obvious meaning for/en

Since the obvious meaning for &ldquo;open source&rdquo; is not the meaning that its advocates intend, the result is that most people misunderstand the term. According to writer Neal Stephenson, &ldquo;Linux is &lsquo;open source&rsquo; software meaning, simply, that anyone can get copies of its source code files.&rdquo; I don't think he deliberately sought to reject or dispute the official definition. I think he simply applied the conventions of the English language to come up with a meaning for the term. The state of Kansas published a similar definition: &ldquo;Make use of open-source software (OSS). OSS is software for which the source code is freely and publicly available, though the specific licensing agreements vary as to what one is allowed to do with that code.&rdquo;