I believe you. But it's not a stretch to say that "open source" was coined to mean something different than "free software" and it could be a proverbial hill to

I believe you. But it's not a stretch to say that "open source" was coined to mean something different than "free software" and it could be a proverbial hill to die on, ideologically. Source: http://www.catb.org/~esr/open-source.html http://www.catb.org/~esr/open-source.html Even if it was surprising, it was more than just a whim. As you see, Raymond didn't see it as disturbing or incomprehensible.