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open sourceror

noun

Etymology

Blend of open source + sorcerer.

  1. derived from *ser-✻
  2. derived from sors
  3. derived from sortiārius
  4. derived from sorcer,sorcier
  5. inherited from sorcerere
  6. compounded as open sourceror — “open source + sorcerer”

Definitions

  1. A programmer who works only on open source programs.

    • Rather, just as a cracker can be an open sourceror and vice versa, so many of the identities I am about to outline can be taken up by the same person at the same time, or be passed through over different times.
    • Whereas a free sourceror wouldn't be caught dead using anything other than (GNU) Linux, open sourcerors are happy to use whatever works.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for open sourceror. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA