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Open Source has nothing to do with Free Software. There is a plenty of OSS products which are not free to use.

• orangeshark 6y ago
  Free Software doesn't have to be free to use either (free as in free beer).
• erinnh 6y ago
  Can you give an example, because Im not sure what you mean exactly.
  • SomeoneFromCA 6y ago
    OpenPose
    • erinnh 6y ago
      Not really open source, though, is it?
      • justinclift 6y ago
        Looking at their GitHub repo, you're right: https://github.com/CMU-Perceptual-Computing-Lab/openpose#license https://github.com/CMU-Perceptual-Computing-Lab/openpose#lic... OpenPose is freely available for free non-commercial use, and may be redistributed under these conditions.
• ricardobeat 6y ago
  That's not correct, those are not considered OSS. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Open_Source_Definition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Open_Source_Definition
  • andi999 6y ago
    I am not really happy that a string of words which have an understandable meaning ('open' and 'source' leading to 'open source') has been hijacked by some foundation. I mean how would you phrase it if your customer wants to source to be open, but without the freedom of redistribution (because he doesnt want to pay for it).
    • erinnh 6y ago
      It wasnt hijacked, it was invented by them. Source available is very much a widely accepted moniker for what you describe.