fauxpen en · ADJ
Etymology
Blend of faux + open.
Meanings
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(not-comparable, of a system, qualifier:license etc., uncommon) Open, but with restrictions.
I fear that some APIs—especially ones that lock us into dependency on commercial intermediaries that may fail—are also a breed of fauxpen.
2009 August 26, Doc Searls, “Open vs. Fauxpen”, in Linux Journal:As a university we have for the most part stayed away from organizations and efforts that we perceive as “fauxpen” or engaging in “open washing”.
2016, Patrick Blessinger, TJ Bliss, editors, Open Education: International Perspectives in Higher Education, Open Book Publishers, →ISBN: