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fastballlast Wednesday at 1:19 AM1 replyview on HN

2+2 is a mathematical concept. Definitions do not need to be agreed upon beyond fundamental axioms.

The same is not true for "open source", which is a purely linguistic construct.


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whimblepopyesterday at 5:51 PM

What the symbol "2" refers to is a matter of convention, just like with any ordinary word.