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Re:Social Networks: It's worse than you think (2020) by lioeters on Sunday September 12, 2021 @07:25AM (#28500181)
TIL:

> fauxpen source

> Etymology: a term invented by Phil Marsosudiro at a dinner party in North Carolina

> Date: 2 May 2009

> A description of software that claims to be open source, but lacks the full freedoms required by the Open Source Definition. http://www.opensource.org/docs/definition.php

> synonyms: see open core, neo-proprietary

> antonyms: see Linux kernel, Apache, OpenNMS

https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/open-vs-fauxpen (2009)

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