Hi, On 4/14/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> If we consider free software, then the source code of the software must be > available. In spirit, free software is a subset of open source software. Free Software is not only about the availability of source code.In fact access to the source code is just the precondition to Freedom 1 and Freedom 3. You need source code to study how the program works (Freedom 1). You need source code to improve the program, and release your improvement to the public(Freedom 3). > Regarding licenses, well, you really cannot count the number of licenses and > compare free and open source software. Yes I was wrong but you perhaps didn't get my point.One can't compare Open Source and Free Software by calling one the subset of other.There are licenses which are OSI certified but not Free Software and vice versa. The only way I can compare Open Source and Free Software is that: (1) The Open Source Initiative is a marketing program for free software.(Going by the FAQ) http://www.opensource.org/advocacy/faq.php (2) Open source is a development methodology; free software is a social movement. http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-for-freedom.html Regards Nikhil Prabhakar -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
