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It does not. "Open Source" and "Free Software" are pretty much synonymous, with the difference between them being mostly political rather than practical (which
by seba_dos1 4y ago
It does not. "Open Source" and "Free Software" are pretty much synonymous, with the difference between them being mostly political rather than practical (which doesn't mean that the difference isn't important, it's just not what you think it is). If the software isn't Free, it can't be Open Source. Consult the definition for more details: https://opensource.org/osd https://opensource.org/osd
- sys_64738 4y ago> It does not. "Open Source" and "Free Software" are pretty much synonymous It depends who you ask and who the decision maker is.
- modzu 4y agothis is a pet peve of mine because we should be able to distinguish between closed source software and open source but non free software. its extremely useful to be able to see/verify what some code does on your computer even without any other rights to that code.
- madeofpalk 4y ago"source available".
- seba_dos1 4y agoSuch software is usually called "source available".