He also says it's a synonym: “Free software.” “Open source.” If it's the same software, does it matter which name you use? It refers to the same softwa

He also says it's a synonym: “Free software.” “Open source.” If it's the same software, does it matter which name you use? It refers to the same software, but one emphasises one part or another. It's like saying "developing country" to emphasise that supposedly it's working on improving or "third world country" to emphasise that it's not part of the two big warring Cold-war era groups, but the two terms refer to the same thing.