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Emacs is a GNU package. While you are correct to call it "open source", its maintainers prefer to call it "free software", in order to emphasise freedom.
by jordigh 11y ago
Emacs is a GNU package. While you are correct to call it "open source", its maintainers prefer to call it "free software", in order to emphasise freedom.
- epistasis 11y agoBetter to call it a GNU package, to emphasize the GNUness. GNU's definition of freedom is quite specific, and not my definition. Better to call it libre, as there is less confusion.
- jordigh 11y agoIt's no more specific than any definition that forbids others from taking freedom away.