"Open isn’t dead as a movement, it’s dead as a term that can be used to excite people, get them to rally around a cause, show up at an event, put themselves on the line for something. Open Gov. Open Cities. Open Data. Open Source. All of these things are worthwhile things to pursue. All of the terms are tired and ineffective in advancing any agendas."

Open Is Dead. | John Geraci’s Blog

Boy is this ever true — open as a term is really tough to define and get people behind (says the “Open Cities Evangelist” at OpenPlans, and the mng dir at Civic Commons, where we build Open Platforms…)