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"Free Software" generally refers specifically to GPL-licensed software, which one of many popular "open source" licenses. (GNU claims that their use of the word
by bityard 5y ago
"Free Software" generally refers specifically to GPL-licensed software, which one of many popular "open source" licenses. (GNU claims that their use of the word "Free" refers to freedom, not price.)
This (IMO, weird) debate seems to be around all kinds of open source projects.
- DarylZero 5y ago>"Free Software" generally refers specifically to GPL-licensed software, That is very incorrect. See https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html
- CRConrad 5y agoOh, come now. It may be in principle incorrect... But in practice, not very.