"Since we agree we are talking about one movement, I think its untrue to
claim, as some continue to do on this forum and others, that people who use
the language of "open source" don't care about software freedom"
Although there are some people that indeed do not care, because I've met
them. They're interested only in the technical aspects. Of making software
better and they reject the notion that there is any type of social, ethical,
or political issue. They'll use a proprietary program if it's technically
better. For them it is purely about technical issues and nothing else. Not
surprisingly, they say "open source."
And so, when I read things like "Why Open Source misses the point of Free
Software" and it says that it was started by people that rejected the social,
ethical, or political issues, I find that very easy to believe based on my
personal experiences because I've met such such people and can confirm that
they do indeed exist.
So while it can be framed as one single movement, people's reasons for
participating it in are very different as I've explained.
But that doesn't mean, as you say, that everyone that says "open source"
doesn't care about those issues. There are indeed those that do. Indeed, when
I first got started the term "open source" is what I first found. The concept
I had in my mind, though, was about software freedom. As I learned more about
the issues I stopped saying that and changed to say "free software" instead.
I try to get others similarly situated (those that say "open source" but are
thinking of freedom in their mind) to say "free software" instead, so as to
re-focus on the freedom aspect.
And maybe some day I'll be able to convince those that say "open source" and
reject the social, ethical, and political issues to come around and care
about those things. Or maybe they're a lost cause. I'm not sure. But if I
don't make the attempt (which in my book also includes positioning things
just the right way, including the words I use like "free software") then it's
a lost cause for sure.
