fauxpen

English

Blend of faux +‎ open.

fauxpen (not comparable)

(uncommon, of a system, license etc.) Open, but with restrictions.
- 2009 August 26, Doc Searls, “Open vs. Fauxpen”, in Linux Journal‎^[1]:
  I fear that some APIs—especially ones that lock us into dependency on commercial intermediaries that may fail—are also a breed of fauxpen.
- 2016, Patrick Blessinger, TJ Bliss, editors, Open Education: International Perspectives in Higher Education‎^[2], Open Book Publishers, →ISBN:
  As a university we have for the most part stayed away from organizations and efforts that we perceive as “fauxpen” or engaging in “open washing”.