The difference between open source and free software is mostly in the political camp the word comes from. Read the OSI definition of open source if you don't be

The difference between open source and free software is mostly in the political camp the word comes from. Read the OSI definition of open source if you don't believe: > https://opensource.org/osd-annotated https://opensource.org/osd-annotated The reasons why "free software" people don't like the word "open source" are indeed political: > https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.... For software for which the source code is available, but does not give the four freedoms: > https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html#content https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html#content it is common to use the word "shared source" (originally devised by Microsoft): > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shared_source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shared_source