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Well, that's my point. "Open source" protects only the freedoms that relate to a portion of users (developers), whereas "free software" protects the freedoms th
by chimeracoder 14y ago
Well, that's my point. "Open source" protects only the freedoms that relate to a portion of users (developers), whereas "free software" protects the freedoms that relate to all users.
- dalke 14y agoI think we are, as the saying goes, in violent agreement. I don't understand where the either-or comes in.
- bonzini 14y agoChoosing a subset of users to satisfy will not protect the freedom of users as a whole. Choosing to protect the freedom of users as a whole will dissatisfy developers who would like to have a different set of freedoms.
- dalke 14y agoAhh, right. Like "equality before the law" is great for everyone, but for people with lots of money it might be a bit annoying.