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No, open source[1] and free software[2] are the same thing. The only difference is in philosophy of advocacy - the open source movement branched off from the fr
by ptx 7y ago
No, open source[1] and free software[2] are the same thing. The only difference is in philosophy of advocacy - the open source movement branched off from the free software movement because they wanted to emphasize the practical benefits rather than the ethical aspects (user freedom).
[1] https://opensource.org/osd https://opensource.org/osd
[2] https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
- dickeytk 7y agoThat’s my point.
- ptx 7y agoIf you look at the definitions I linked to, you'll see that they are very similar to each other and both involve a lot more than "just means you can view the code". In fact, the very first sentence of the introduction explicitly rejects your proposed definition: "Open source doesn't just mean access to the source code."
- dickeytk 7y agoSure, buddy