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It is the other way around: just because the source is available free of charge does not make the software free as in freedom. For example, there are licenses t
by joejev 10y ago
It is the other way around: just because the source is available free of charge does not make the software free as in freedom. For example, there are licenses that prohibit you from running the software for commercial use even though you have access to the source. This would not fit the FSF's definition of free software because the user should have the right to use the software as they wish.
- milesrout 10y agoThose licenses also aren't open source. 'Open source' doesn't mean 'you can view the source', it means you can view, run, compile, modify and distribute the source, and distribute modified copies.