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Open Source as a term, however, was created by corporations so they wouldn't have to touch the word "free" with a hundred-foot pole
by inigyou 3mo ago
Open Source as a term, however, was created by corporations so they wouldn't have to touch the word "free" with a hundred-foot pole
- dragonwriter 3mo ago"Businesses don't want to have to spend time clarifying the libre/gratis distinction every time they use a a concise shorthand to describe licensing" is a very different claim than the upthread one that the actual terms of the BSD license and the GPL illustrate a substantive difference in meaning between the terms "Free Software" and "Open Source". But, despite being a non-sequitur, I believe your statement in correct.