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You're confusing open source software with free software. I'm on your side in principle but the distinction is important in this case.
by INTPenis 9y ago
You're confusing open source software with free software.
I'm on your side in principle but the distinction is important in this case.
- gpderetta 9y agoThis doesn't meet neither the free software nor Open Source license requirements. It might be open source in some colloquial sense, but that's not how the term is usually understood in the trade.
- hannob 9y ago> You're confusing open source software with free software. No, I'm not. Please read the open source definition: https://opensource.org/osd-annotated https://opensource.org/osd-annotated In practical terms there's very little difference between free software and open source. It's mostly a "philosophical" difference - free software advocates put an emphasis on "freedom", while open source advocates see it more as a business model. But the requirements for the licensing are identical.
- INTPenis 9y agoI see what you mean but that doesn't make sense to me. Open source is by definition of the phrase, as well as in practical cases, a program whos source is available. Nothing more. There are many prominent open source programs that also exist as a licensed product. That's why I have always believed free software (FOSS) to be the other definition where the software cannot be licensed or sold for a profit.
- jrochkind1 9y agonope. i think you're confusing "free as in libre software" with "free as in beer" software.