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Open source is a more informative term for this than free software. Not all free software is open source, but all open source software is free. Edit: I was not
by tripplyons 1y ago
Open source is a more informative term for this than free software. Not all free software is open source, but all open source software is free.
Edit: I was not aware of the FSF's definition. I was using a definition of free software being software that you can use without having to pay for it.
- manbash 1y ago> Not all free software is open sourc Depends on which "free software" definition you're referring to. The FSF definition of "free software" requires it to be open source.
- tripplyons 1y agoI have clarified which definition I used.
- F3nd0 1y agoI think you are mistaken; neither is a subset of the other. At the very least, there are licences which are recognised as open source by the OSI, but not as free by the FSF, and vice versa [1]. I think it’s more appropriate to say they are two fundamentally separate definitions with a massive overlap. [1] https://spdx.org/licenses/ https://spdx.org/licenses/
- tripplyons 1y agoThank you for the information! I was not aware of the FSF's definition.
- xigoi 1y ago> Edit: I was not aware of the FSF's definition. I was using a definition of free software being software that you can use without having to pay for it. That’s called freeware. Also, open-source software can be paid (with the caveat that if someone buys it, you must allow them to redistribute it for free).
- TZubiri 1y agoYou have recited a successful incantation to summon the Stallman acolytes. To add an additional suggestion, gratis can also be used to refer to free as in free beer. Comes from a latin root and is common in spanish speaking countries to refer only to free of charge, and not as in freedom.