Is Dolphin Boonex really open source?

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The badly-reviewed Dolphin Boonex social community script (Reviews for Dolphin 7) is purportedly open-source, but this suggests to me that there are lots of limitations and hidden costs. Is this stretching the definition of open source?
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  • Open source is SO overused, it is NUTS! What open source *****REALLY***** means is that the SOURCE code is OPEN! That means freely available. I guess TECHNICALLY, you could say it is merely available. Before open source, the ONLY source that was open was to the purchaser of a custom program, or a real high roller that BOUGHT it, some PD code, or some lucky person in a particular circumstance.

    Steve
  • Looks more like they are willing to give you a basic free version,but I wouldn't call it open source.

    I actually used this once,I'd guess about 10 years ago.
    Didn't care for it.
  • Yeah, some copanies DO offer an early prototype, though they are often updated, as opensource, and charge for a program that has some neat added features and better support. That doesn't mean you could call the paid for version open source.

    Steve
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    Is Dolphin Boonex really open source?

    The badly-reviewed Dolphin Boonex social community script (Reviews for Dolphin 7) is purportedly open-source, but this suggests to me that there are lots of limitations and hidden costs. Is this stretching the definition of open source? Start Building Your Own Community Site!