19 December 2009

bytesore: a web site or computer program that is unpleasant, ugly, or offensive

I'd like to propose the word "bytesore" to be used as a digital variant of "eyesore."
Possible definitions:
bytesore: A web site, service, or computer program that is unpleasant or ugly or offensive.
bytesore: A displeasing web site or computer program; one that is prominently ugly or unsightly.
Example usage: movingtofreedom.org is a disgusting, wretched bytesore.
Here's a short link [...]

4 November 2006

Does Free Software Taste Great, or is Open Source Less Filling?

Originally published in Free Software Magazine, 30 October 2006.

Which do you like best: the satisfying, rich taste of principle in free software? Or do you prefer the less morally filling and pragmatic goodness of open source? Do you wish people would stop endlessly rehashing the whole question of "free" versus "open source?" [...]