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You are confusing Free Software with copyleft. Free Software licenses and Open source licenses are essentially the same (apart a few odd examples). The diffe
by jraph 2y ago
You are confusing Free Software with copyleft.
Free Software licenses and Open source licenses are essentially the same (apart a few odd examples).
The difference between the free software movement and the open source software movement is essentially philosophical.
- pessimizer 2y ago> Free Software licenses and Open source licenses are essentially the same (apart a few odd examples). Apart from every example of GPL software, which can't be used under the permissive terms of Open Source. The last person I replied to about this used the word "essentially" here, also. Is there a common source slogan for this belief? Also, somebody should tell all of the people who keep rewriting GPL stuff in order to have an MIT version.
- ensignavenger 2y agoThe GPL qualifies as Open Source, it meets all the requirements of the OSD and is on the OSI list of open source licenses.
- jraph 2y ago> Is there a common source slogan for this belief? eh, no, but it's a quite common word to express that idea. Also: > for this belief? > Also, somebody should tell all of the people Would you consider you might be wrong here? We are several people telling you so.