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> FreeBSD despite its title never had something to do with Free Software The FSF disagree: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#FreeBSD https://www.
by vmilner 3mo ago
> FreeBSD despite its title never had something to do with Free Software
The FSF disagree:
https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#FreeBSD https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#FreeBSD
- riedel 3mo agoI don't think FSF would disagree. As I said most parts are fully GPL compatible licenced. However, my comment was about the ideology/philosophical background. > “Open source” is something different: it has a very different philosophy based on different values. Its practical definition is different too, but nearly all open source programs are in fact free. [0] I would say that FreeBSD is the prototypical open source OS. [0] https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html