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I’ve been working on one of RedMonk’s rare paper writing projects and I find myself wanting to use the phrase “open platform” when describing a system. I’ve written about the concept before, but it was in the context of systems that were or had open source components.

The question is then, can the adjective “open” be used by a closed source vendor without getting eye-rolls from open source and other people? Long ago, open was used to describe “open systems”. But, my fear is that now a vendor will get no end of crap hurled at them if they dare use the word “open” when they’re not open source.

What do you think? (Vote below if you want.)

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