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open source means the source is.. open. It does not mean the source is necessary free. These two points are not in conflict.

• jahewson 4y ago
  That is not how we define open source. See: https://opensource.org/osd https://opensource.org/osd Openness is much more than “source available”. Open for use by others is an important part of that.
  • amrocha 4y ago
    That's not how I've decided to define open source. Looking forward to seeing that page updated!
  • jb1991 4y ago
    "unlicensed open source" exists, however -- it is a real thing, referred to as open source, despite that it cannot be used legally. i.e. https://www.synopsys.com/blogs/software-security/unlicensed-open-source-scenarios/ https://www.synopsys.com/blogs/software-security/unlicensed-...