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open sourceror en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of open source + sorcerer.

Meanings

  1. (informal) A programmer who works only on open source programs.
    • Whereas a free sourceror wouldn't be caught dead using anything other than (GNU) Linux, open sourcerors are happy to use whatever works. 2015 June 3, Mat Asay, “Open source vs. Apple: The holy war that wasn't”, in Tech Republic:
    • 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. 2008, Tim Jordan, Hacking: Digital Media and Technological Determinism, →ISBN, page 70:

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open sourcerors Number=Plur lexicographic
open sourcerer alternative lexicographic