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Definitions have meanings. The Open Source Definition defines "open source": https://opensource.org/osd https://opensource.org/osd "Free software" also has a
by thesuperbigfrog 4y ago
Definitions have meanings.
The Open Source Definition defines "open source":
https://opensource.org/osd https://opensource.org/osd
"Free software" also has an official definition:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/philosophy.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/philosophy.html
If the definition criteria are not met then the label cannot be used honestly.
Neither "source available" nor "open / free for non-commercial use" meet the criteria for "open source" or "free software", so those labels cannot be used honestly.
It's your software. License it as you want, but don't mislabel your license choice to try to deceive users to use your software. It is dishonest and disrespects your potential users.