"Bogdan Bivolaru" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I wanted to share my view of the free software / open source concepts and > also check for correctness. So here's it: > > Free software talks mostly about the liberties of a software user and less > about the means to develop the software it self ( > http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html): > > - The freedom to run the program, for any purpose (freedom 0). > - The freedom to study how the program works, and adapt it to your > needs (freedom 1). Access to the source code is a precondition for this. > - The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor > (freedom 2). > - The freedom to improve the program, and release your improvements to > the public, so that the whole community benefits (freedom 3). Access to the > source code is a precondition for this > > I noticed this talks little about the way software development is actually > organized. > One guy can stay alone in his cellar and make a marvelous software and then > publish it under a free software license, without working with others at > all.
Free Software provides and protects freedom. You can choose how you want to "experience" your freedom. > Open source Definition (http://www.opensource.org/docs/definition.php) > talks very little about the actual end user, and more about how the software > is developed, the actual process of developing software. I don't think that a certain development methodology is forced by the open source definition. The very important aspect of this definition is that it never mentions freedom. This is a very significant difference. > I know this is a sore point in most communities, I was hoping to bring a new > perspective on the matter. So don't bust me if I got it wrong. So what's the new perspective? Regards Matthias-Christian _______________________________________________ Discussion mailing list [email protected] https://mail.fsfeurope.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion
