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   dirk dierickx (dirkdierickx@mastodon-belgium.be)'s status on Friday, 21-Feb-2025 09:44:09 JST dirk dierickx

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   • Techokami

   @techokami 'open' used to mean something else back then, it did not mean open source, but an open api. meaning everybody was able to make add-ons, extend the functionality, etc.

   yes, there were systems that not even have their api's available for everybody. companies like IBM didn't even allow anybody else to create *ware that interacted/connected to their systems at all. that is where the name 'open systems' came from.

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     Techokami (techokami@woof.tech)'s status on Friday, 21-Feb-2025 09:44:11 JST Techokami

     Why is it called "OpenVMS" if it is closed source and proprietary? :blobfoxthinking: