At snowdrift.coop we believe both freedom and openness are important values, neither of which encompasses the other. So, we use the acronym FLO, for free/libre/

At snowdrift.coop we believe both freedom and openness are important values, neither of which encompasses the other. So, we use the acronym FLO, for free/libre/open, which has the nice side effect of sounding like the English word "flow". https://wiki.snowdrift.coop/about/free-libre-open https://wiki.snowdrift.coop/about/free-libre-open --- The author misses the most important reason, in my opinion, why "free software" is also a bad term: people think they already know what it means, and thus don't really pay attention when you try to explain it. As such, I've stopped using it completely during my advocacy. Instead, I use "FLO software", "software freedom", or "unrestricted software" - the latter being good for when I don't have time to explain fully but also don't want to give the wrong impression.