The L for “libre” in FLOSS may be to avoid negative connotations of "free" as low quality or not worth paying for. The link you referenced are talking about an

The L for “libre” in FLOSS may be to avoid negative connotations of "free" as low quality or not worth paying for. The link you referenced are talking about an entirely different conflict, and it is very much not meant to be equivalent. Open Source was all about distancing from the political ideas associated with free software and the GNU project. Edit: A text by the other side of that conflict https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-for-freedom.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-for-freedom.htm...