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Re:It's not okay to pretend your software is open source by IggleSniggle on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @09:43AM (#18336340)
To be fair, “brownies with a sprinkling of horseshit” is extremely descriptive yet concise. I understand what this is faster than reading the recipe for what this thing is.
Re:It's not okay to pretend your software is open source by gus_massa on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @11:28AM (#18337487)
Using another analogy, it's like "vegan lasagna with meat". We all understand what it mean, but once you put some juicy meat there you can't call it vegan anymore.
Re:It's not okay to pretend your software is open source by lodi on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @11:47AM (#18337833)
I like that analogy even better. Adding some shit to a brownie ruins the brownie but doesn't take away it's "brownie-ness" in a sense. On the contrary, adding any amount of meat to a vegan lasagna instantly disqualifies it from being "vegan". There's an element of binary, black-and-white purity that "being vegan" and "being FOSS" have to have.
Re:It's not okay to pretend your software is open source by ldiracdelta on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @05:56PM (#18341610)
Non-metaphorically, I highly recommend ordering vegetarian pizza with extra meat. You get a bunch of excellent vegetables and meat to boot! Very delicious.
Re:It's not okay to pretend your software is open source by nqzero on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @11:15AM (#18337315)
the only thing wrong with this analogy is that it's more of a giant spoonful than a sprinkling
Re:It's not okay to pretend your software is open source by kazagistar on Tuesday October 30, 2018 @11:26AM (#18337460)
Calling it "natural addative" would be more similar to how the Commons Clause is named.