alt Hacker NewsNot really. Open source just means distributing the source. Either via CD or some internet based protocol.
Maybe you are referring to the whole Github thing.
Not really. Open source just means distributing the source. Either via CD or some internet based protocol.
Maybe you are referring to the whole Github thing.
I mean, by definition, open source means that the source code is available and therefore _open_ to scrutiny. Regardless of how it is distributed.