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Reminds me of open source vs free software/GPL years ago, when the internet was taking off. folks like ESR were weak with their definition of open source and i
by m463 3y ago
Reminds me of open source vs free software/GPL years ago, when the internet was taking off.
folks like ESR were weak with their definition of open source and it wasn't as good.
stallman said:
... the obvious meaning for the expression “open source software” is “You can look at the source code.” This is a much weaker criterion than free software ...
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-for-freedom.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-for-freedom.htm...
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.en.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point....