An interesting read: https://opensource.com/business/16/11/open-source-not-free-software
On Thu, 2016-11-10 at 12:41 +0300, Jean Louis wrote: > According to Wikipedia Article: Free and open-source software on: > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open-source_software > > the word "FLOSS" originates from Mr. Rishab Ghosh and his Survey and > Study, that may be found here: > > http://flossproject.merit.unu.edu/ > > Where he himself, is making it clear on what is free software and what > is open source: > > http://flossproject.merit.unu.edu/report/Final4.htm#_Toc13908261 > > where he says, (quote > > Members of the open source software community define "Open Source > Software" as software that allows everybody to have a look at its > source code and stress the practical benefits of such software, while > aspects of freedom are rather neglected in the definition. "Open > Source Software" contains a broader variety of software than it is > allowed by the term "Free Software", it comprises free software as > well as semi-free software and even certain proprietary programs. > This may be the reason why the term "Open Source Software" is also > ambiguous. While members of the respective community stress the > closeness of their concept to the concept of "Free Software", it is > often merely understood as a strategy to improve the opportunities to > "sell" ( http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-for-freedom.html > ) the software more effectively to users, especially to business > companies. ) > > A study by anyone, who is encompassing both "open source" and free > software, shall not be basis for a Free System Distribution. > > That is why each Free System Distribution shall have an intention to > teach others about the free software, and to point out why free > software is not open source software. Details are of the importance > for future. > > There are words to avoid, and one of those words is FLOSS. Open Source > is not about freedom in terms of 4 freedoms as defined at GNU > website. It shall not be mixed. > > An operating system distribution that promises to include FLOSS > software into the distribution, automatically allows semi-free and > even proprietary software, by the definition. And it attracts and > invites development of "open source" which implies further limitations > of the "open source" movement. > > Jean Louis >
