01130nas a2200121   4500008004100000022001400041245005300055210005000108260004200158520075600200100001700956856003500973       2007                        eng d  a1913-610200aEditorial: Defining Open Source (September 2007)0 aEditorial Defining Open Source September 2007  aOttawabTalent First Networkc09/20073 aIn his book Foresight and Understanding:  An Inquiry into the Aims of Science, Stephen Toulmin wrote "Definitions are like belts. The shorter they are, the more elastic they need to be. A short belt reveals nothing about its wearer: by stretching, it can be made to fit almost anybody."

Keep in mind the nature of elasticity while reading through this issue of the OSBR. The theme this month is "Defining Open Source"; however, you'll find that the articles build upon and extend both the Open Source Definition and the Free Software Definition. This stretching in order to fit almost anybody is bound to make the open source purist uncomfortable; it is our intent to provoke thought and we look forward to receiving and publishing reader feedback.1 aLavigne, Dru  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/73