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Hm, no mention of free software? Just open source? I know it's the same software, but the way it's referred to gives me pause.
by jordigh 5y ago
Hm, no mention of free software? Just open source?
I know it's the same software, but the way it's referred to gives me pause.
- opheliate 5y ago> The goal is to find projects and funding that allow us to both invest in the GNOME community and find new ways for FOSS to benefit people who aren’t already in our community. The statement of their specific goal for the future refers to FOSS.
- ludston 5y agoGiven that the mission statement of Gnome is explicitly "to create a computing platform for use by the general public that is completely free software." I'm not sure why it would.
- e3bc54b2 5y agoYeah, the whole article reads very...coroprate-y. I'm not sure if I'm happy with it, but I haven't used Gnome in multiple years, so my opinion doesn't really matter here. I do however, wish that Gnome foundation remains healthy. Having competition is always good, even in FLOSS.
- hexa22 5y agoOpen source as defined by the OSI is literally identical to free software as defined by the FSF. And no, open source does not include things like unreal engine which you can view the source but not use freely. This is called Source Available software.