Just as in politics, there are passionate, long-running disputes in tech. And, in one such never-ending argument, the weapons used are the words "open" and "closed." Open is usually considered good, and closed is bad. But it turns out these words, which once really meant something, now have very loose definitions and surprising contradictions.
In my mind, that often renders the debate phony.
For instance, would you believe that Apple, which is most often accused of being "closed," supports and uses open software in some of its most...
via The Verge
