I have posted a slightly tweaked version of this (incorporating some of Rick and Richard's suggestions as well). Thanks again, Engel.
Luis On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Engel Nyst <engel.n...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello license-discuss, > > I would propose an additional paragraph to the FAQ, for the question > What is "free software" and is it the same as "open source"? > > The text currently says: > > One of the tactical concerns most often cited by adopters of the term > > "open source" was the ambiguity of the English word "free", which can > > refer either to freedom or to mere monetary price; this ambiguity was > > also given by the OSI founders as a reason to prefer the new term > > (see "What Does `free' Mean, Anyway?", and similar language on the > > marketing for hackers page, both from the original 1998 web site). > > At this point in the text, I'd suggest to insert a little explanation on > the ambiguity in the use of the term of open source as well. Quick draft... > > > On the other hand, the term "open" applied to the source is sometimes > > used in the sense of merely "provided" or "visible", but the open > > source definition sets the criteria for "open source" to software > > licenses that guarantee a set of perpetual and irrevocable > > rights to every recipient. > > The text should then probably skip "furthermore", and continue... > > > The FSF uses a shorter, four-point definition of software freedom > > when evaluating licenses, while the OSI uses a longer, ten-point > > definition. The two definitions lead to the same result in practice, > > but use superficially different language to get there. > > I hope it will help with a number of misunderstandings. > _______________________________________________ > License-discuss mailing list > License-discuss@opensource.org > http://projects.opensource.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/license-discuss >
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