openwashing means the act of claiming something is open (without proprietary licensing) when it does not meet all the criteria of openness. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.
Etymology
From open + -wash + -ing.
noun
- The act of claiming something is open (without proprietary licensing) when it does not meet all the criteria of openness.“Evgeny Morozov (2013) recently took issue with the seemingly ubiquitous presence of “open” initiatives in contemporary culture and pointed to the reading of “openness into situations and environments where it doesn't exist” as acts of “openwashing.” Yet, as Morozov also argues, a consideration of openwashing only helps us question the authenticity of open initiatives but does little to help us con”