Thank you for pointing this out. Sadly the Malaysian Government is in self-denial, insisting that FLOSS will lose its copyright and control over any software output from them, hence to satisfy the stupidity and shallowness of some bureaucrats, they prefer to call it OSS. In a sense, they distort reality to fit in their myopic view of the universe.
I will always want to call it Open Source when dealing with Enterprises because Free/Libre OSS is just a mouthful. Plus, Free in this case of the English Language implies no cost. And we are brought up to think what is free must have some strings attached, be it inferior quality or just rubbish. So Open Source is a more "business-friendly" terms, especially among the suites. I will of course respect the work done by RMS, no contest there. However, he can be the most impossible and pig-headed person one can heave the displeasure of meeting. The so-called Freedom-Hating Open Source group has better (not by much) soft skills. So, many just refuse to accept RMS, not because his views are not practical but because he has stepped on way too many toes. Sorry, bad day in office...end of rant... Eric On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 1:58 PM, Ghodmode <[email protected]> wrote: > http://blog.ghodmode.com/2009/12/floss-dont-forget-l.html > > Since I've been seeing references to Free and Open-Source Software much > more often lately, I've been giving some thought about the "Libre" aspect of > the concept. I think that many people are missing it entirely. They > understand "free" as the same thing that they see at their shopping mall. > > While Mr Stallman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_stallman ) > deserves a great deal of respect for all that he's done for "the movement", > his approach can be a little (or a lot) offensive. > > I wrote something relatively short, and in my own words. Hopefully, it's > friendly and understandable to anyone. I think the topic is relevant to > Linux and OSS group discussions, so I'm sending this email to the groups I > support. > > I'd like to invite you all to read and leave comments or criticism. > > Thank you. > > -- > ------------------------------ > *Vince Aggrippino* > a.k.a. Ghodmode > www.ghodmode.com [image: email] > [email protected]<[email protected]> > ------------------------------ > [image: blog] <http://blog.ghodmode.com> [image: > delicious]<http://delicious.com/Ghodmode> [image: > identi.ca] <http://identi.ca/ghodmode> [image: > twitter]<http://twitter.com/Ghodmode> > > -- > Join Open Source Developers Club Malaysia http://www.osdc.my/ > > Facebook Fan page > > http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=98685301577 > > http://www.facebook.com/OSDC.my > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "OSDC.my Mailing List" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<osdcmy-list%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/osdcmy-list?hl=en -- Join Open Source Developers Club Malaysia http://www.osdc.my/ Facebook Fan page http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=98685301577 http://www.facebook.com/OSDC.my You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "OSDC.my Mailing List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/osdcmy-list?hl=en
