open sourceror

English

Alternative forms
  • open sourcerer

Etymology

Blend of open source +‎ sorceror.

Noun

open sourceror (plural open sourcerors)

  1. (informal, computing) A programmer who works only on open source programs.
    • 2008, Tim Jordan, Hacking: Digital Media and Technological Determinism, →ISBN, page 70:
      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.
    • 2015 June 3, Mat Asay, “Open source vs. Apple: The holy war that wasn't”, in Tech Republic:
      Whereas a free sourceror wouldn't be caught dead using anything other than (GNU) Linux, open sourcerors are happy to use whatever works.
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