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Does open-source mean it's free? I don't think that is what it means, it just means the source is open, viewable, and you are free to use it as per the licensin
by dubcanada 2y ago
Does open-source mean it's free? I don't think that is what it means, it just means the source is open, viewable, and you are free to use it as per the licensing.
- nicce 2y agoYes, it actually means that. https://opensource.org/osd https://opensource.org/osd
- account42 2y agoNo it doesn't. You are allowed to require payment before you provide a copy of open source software.
- Flimm 2y agoIf it's open source, people are free to redistribute it. Copies of open source software can be sold for money, but open source licenses allow redistributing the software for free. In practise, that means most people won't buy the open source software from a seller, they will choose instead to get a copy from someone who is willing to redistribute it free of charge.
- lucb1e 2y ago> it just means the source is open, viewable That's called source-available, unless "use it as per the licensing" includes further freedoms