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That's a great question. I've always been partial to "FSF certified" and "OSI certified". Put it right on the organizations that promote the definitions. And it
by byuu 11y ago
That's a great question. I've always been partial to "FSF certified" and "OSI certified". Put it right on the organizations that promote the definitions. And it gets those groups extra exposure when people look the terms up. Bonus: we could then pretend FOSS stands for "FSF/OSI Sanctioned Software".
They could even get trademarks on those terms, unlike the failed attempt to trademark "open source".
> I think it deserves to be addressed.
We've gotta get people to budge on this, and see things from the other side. Find a way to do that and I think you could achieve world peace =)
- foiboitoi 11y agoHah world peace. I'm curious to why people thought I deserved downvoting. I think it's a reasonable question. When ever I hear "Free Software" said to the layman, it's ALWAYS followed up by "free as in freedom." Then they describe what that "freedom" means to them. It'd be easier to have just one step of clarification than multiple.