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So Open Source is like a dark mirror version of Free Software. Open Source thinks that there's benefit in programs being free, but also that defending their fre

• larsiusprime 2y ago
  Open source self describes its value system as being freedom for developers, free software self describes its value system as being freedom for users. Most open source grants users far more freedoms than proprietary software, for instance, though not maximal freedoms. It’s not opposed to user freedom (“that’s bad actually”) it’s just not the goal being optimized for. I think it’s a fallacy to accuse them of being dark mirrors of each other for the reasons stated in the blog post. They have different worldviews and different goals, they don’t just take each other’s goals and multiply them by negative one. Open source doesn’t try to intentionally restrict users, it just trades off against their maximal freedom in favor of maximal developer freedom. Free software doesn’t intentionally try to encumber developers, it just trades off against their maximal freedom in favor of users maximal freedom.
  • immibis 2y ago
    When you grant people the freedom to take away freedom from others, it leads to less freedom in total. This should be obvious.
    • MrJohz 2y ago
      Assume for the sake of argument that it is not obvious: can you clarify that statement?
• DeathArrow 2y ago
  Open Source is a practical take on software. Free Software is an ideology.
  • ropejumper 2y ago
    What I like is practical and real life, what I don't like is ideological.
• ghc 2y ago
  I think it would be fair to describe GPL as a dark mirror of BSD, because GPL has an explicit viewpoint that some kinds of freedom are bad.