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Agreed, but it's sad because "Open Source" is a better name than "Free Software" since, unless they are familiar with GNU already, most people are going to inte
by __david__ 14y ago
Agreed, but it's sad because "Open Source" is a better name than "Free Software" since, unless they are familiar with GNU already, most people are going to interpret it as "software that doesn't cost anything" which couldn't be further from the point.
- icebraining 14y agoWell, Open Source is often used to describe code that can be viewed but not modified or redistributed, while the OSI definition includes those as requirements for a license to be considered "Open Source".
- cmccabe 14y agoNobody uses "open source" that way except for certain companies that are deliberately trying to create confusion. They would do so no matter what terminology was used.