[jwr]

What's "open" about any of these companies?

I'm tired of words being misused. We have hoverboards that do not hover, self-driving cars that do not, actually, self-drive, starships that will never fly to the stars, and "open"… I can't even describe what it's used for, except everybody wants to call themselves "open".

[jgilias]

And the vast majority of current and past countries with the word “democratic” in their name weren’t actually democratic.

[salad-tycoon]

It’s open as in the sign in the door of your favorite local diner that says;

“Yes, we are OPEN ”

Open, as in not currently out of business.