Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Terms and definitions: Free and Open Source Software (for Geospatial)

2017-03-31 Thread Guido Stein
Thank you Seven for your definition of terms. I think that this is an important topic for understanding and clarity of communication. I like Free (Libre) fundamentally. That said, I am writing this message on a Mac, so my usage of non-libre tools is always a bt conflicted and I am slowly moving

[OSGeo-Discuss] Terms and definitions: Free and Open Source Software (for Geospatial)

2017-03-29 Thread Seven (aka Arnulf)
Folks, every now and then terms used in discussions get a bit fuzzy resulting in misunderstandings. We need to be very clear in our wording to avoid this. There are two terms describing the open and free approach: * Open Source (mostly a development model) * Free Software (mostly a