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> For instance, it calls me an "open-source software pioneer," which misrepresents my views and my work. > We address this problem by publishing the definition
by fouc 6y ago
> For instance, it calls me an "open-source software pioneer," which misrepresents my views and my work.
> We address this problem by publishing the definition of free software, and by saying “Think of ‘free speech,’ not ‘free beer.’”
TIL Richard Stallman is a Free Software pioneer, and Free means freedom, not free beer.
Also FLOSS is better to use than FOSS, it stands for "Free/Libre and Open Source Software", in order to clearly call out the freedom part of the meaning of free software.