fauxpen

English

Etymology

Blend of faux +‎ open.

Adjective

fauxpen (not comparable)

1. (uncommon, of a system, license etc.) Open, but with restrictions.
   • 2009 August 26, Doc Searls, “Open vs. Fauxpen”, in Linux Journal‎^[1]:

     I fear that some APIs—especially ones that lock us into dependency on commercial intermediaries that may fail—are also a breed of fauxpen.

   • 2016, Patrick Blessinger, TJ Bliss, editors, Open Education: International Perspectives in Higher Education‎^[2], Open Book Publishers, →ISBN:

     As a university we have for the most part stayed away from organizations and efforts that we perceive as “fauxpen” or engaging in “open washing”.

Derived terms

• fauxpeness

See also

• openwashing
• source-available