The opposite of “open” is “theirs”

Joho the Blog is talking about Net Neutrality in The opposite of “open” is “theirs”, but the same could be said for any number of domains.

  • The opposite of public domain is their domain
  • The opposite of open source software is their software
  • The opposite of open standards is their standards
  • The opposite of open file formats is their file formats
  • The opposite of open rights is [their] copyright
  • The opposite of an [open] democracy is [his/her] dictatorship

This may be good in some cases, but usually only for a limited time.

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