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The way I always understood it is that "open source" and "free software" are orthogonal concepts: Open source = bazaar-style (highly-decentralized development)
by sidpatil 5y ago
The way I always understood it is that "open source" and "free software" are orthogonal concepts:
Open source = bazaar-style (highly-decentralized development)
Not open source = cathedral-style (highly-centralized development)
Free software = source code released under a license that grants rights such as freedom to modify, redistribute, own a copy of, etc. (see [1] for the proper definition)
Nonfree software = source code not released under such a license
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Free_Software_Definition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Free_Software_Definition
- chrisseaton 5y ago> Open source = bazaar-style (highly-decentralized development) > Not open source = cathedral-style (highly-centralized development) Don't conflate cathedral/bazaar to mean open-source/not-open-source. Wasn't the original example of cathedral the open source Emacs project?
- prmoustache 5y agoThose are your own definitions. open-source/free software is about the license, period. Then some people wants to add some romance around it but that is just their own opinion.