Z:gnu-www-ja-open-source-misses-the-point--67e3c9-The term =26ldquo;open source=26rd/en

The term &ldquo;open source&rdquo; has been further stretched by its application to other activities, such as government, education, and science, where there is no such thing as source code, and where criteria for software licensing are simply not pertinent. The only thing these activities have in common is that they somehow invite people to participate. They stretch the term so far that it only means &ldquo;participatory&rdquo; or &ldquo;transparent&rdquo;, or less than that. At worst, it has  become a vacuous buzzword.