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> For instance, freeware distributed solely in binary form is libre. Nope. That's free as in free beer. free/libre software / open source software is free as
by jraph 4y ago
> For instance, freeware distributed solely in binary form is libre.
Nope. That's free as in free beer.
free/libre software / open source software is free as in free speech (and often as in free beer but not always)
some people use the French/Spanish word libre in English to avoid this exact confusion caused by the world free having both meanings.
free software and open source software are defined by the FSF and the OSI, respectively, but the definition are equivalent and designate the same set of software, essentially.