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open sourceror

open sourceror noun: a programmer who works only on open source programs.

Noun

open sourceror (plural open sourcerors)

  1. (informal) 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.2008, Tim Jordan, Hacking: Digital Media and Technological Determinism, →ISBN, page 70
    • 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

Forms of open sourceror

pluralopen sourcerors
alternative formopen sourcerer

Origin of open sourceror

Blend of open source + sorcerer.

Questions about open sourceror

What does open sourceror mean?
Open sourceror means a programmer who works only on open source programs.
What part of speech is open sourceror?
Open sourceror is a noun.
What is the plural of open sourceror?
The plural of open sourceror is open sourcerors.

Words near open sourceror in the dictionary

  1. open someone's eyes
  2. open sores
  3. Open Sound Control
  4. open source
  5. open sourced
  6. open sourceror
  7. open sourcerors
  8. open sources
  9. open sourcing
  10. open space
  11. open spaces

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