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Open source's definition is incomplete when it comes to protecting the freedom of users. And, libre doesn't imply "free as in pizza" to me.
by chatman 13y ago
Open source's definition is incomplete when it comes to protecting the freedom of users. And, libre doesn't imply "free as in pizza" to me.
- jlgreco 13y ago> And, libre doesn't imply "free as in pizza" to me. Probably because it is not suppose to....
- vezzy-fnord 13y agoThat's because open source is not necessarily related to freedom. It's a purely pragmatic issue, though a core property of free software, but by itself it does not guarantee freedom. Also, free beer > free pizza.
- dllthomas 13y agoGratis source once you've been (legitimately) given the binaries is a core property of free software. Gratis in general is a common but incidental property of free software.