1. The OSI tried to get a trademark for “open source” in their early days and failed.[1] They don’t own the term, and arguing fine distinctions like this does nothing but promote flame wars.[2]
2. The developer put a lot of effort into this and was generous enough to make this available for free with the source code open. Please be gracious, because belligerent feedback like this is what causes people to sometimes reconsider making software free or open source.[3]
3. You also falsely claim Patrick Wardle is aware of the issue and refuses to change it, even though he hasn’t commented on the issue you cited, at least as I write this.
1. Whether or not the OSI has a trademark doesn't seem relevant to me, they coined a term which wasn't used before and associated it with a well known definition. The distinction seems more significant than fine to me and causes confusion about what kind of license I (and others, as evidenced by the open issue on the subject) expect the software to be under. That a subject is source of disagreement is certainly not a valid reason not to discuss it.
2. I'm very aware of the efforts of free or open source software authors and I'm grateful for them. In fact, I occasionally take time to thank them and make donations to them (although I should do it more). This doesn't mean that inaccurate statements should not be corrected and I don't see anything `belligerent` about reporting them, as would be the case for reporting a bug.
3. You're right on this, I wrongfully assumed one of the person answering in the issue was the author. I changed my comment.
2. The developer put a lot of effort into this and was generous enough to make this available for free with the source code open. Please be gracious, because belligerent feedback like this is what causes people to sometimes reconsider making software free or open source.[3]
3. You also falsely claim Patrick Wardle is aware of the issue and refuses to change it, even though he hasn’t commented on the issue you cited, at least as I write this.
[1] https://opensource.org/pressreleases/certified-open-source.p...
[2] cf. every discussion board or mailing list where issues like this have come up.
[3] https://www.reddit.com/r/Clojure/comments/73yznc/comment/do1...