Notably the open source foundation tried and failed to trademark the term open source in 1999. As such “by definition a NC license can’t be open source” is tru

Notably the open source foundation tried and failed to trademark the term open source in 1999. As such “by definition a NC license can’t be open source” is true only by certain definitions. Open source is a generic term, not owned by the OSI, despite the holy wars fought over it. I realize my post is controversial and may spur vitriol from some. It is an uncomfortable truth for many.