[CS-FSLUG] Distinguishing Between "Free" and "Open Source"

[Fred Miller]

On Monday November 8 2004 7:09 am, Jukka Y wrote:
> On Monday, 8. Novemberta 2004 09:32, Don Parris wrote:
> > Just out of curiosity, how would you guys (and gals) distinguish
> > between the terms "free" and "open source".  The two terms are
> > similar, but there's enough of a difference to require us to say
> > "FOSS" instead of "OSS".  Indeed, Stallman has some concerns about the
> > OSS movement.
> >
> > But I'm wondering how y'all would explain the difference to someone
> > who asked you, especially someone who may not have a solid grasp of
> > either term.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Don
>
> Maybe this way:
>
> "Free"-software's source code is available and it is distributed under
> licence that allows source code's examination, modification and
> re-distribution. "Open source"-software is software which source code can
> be examined, but modification and re-distribution is more limited or not
> allowed at all.

Frequently it is. 'No "hard and fast" rules. It's also what makes a lot of 
this topic very confusing.

Fred

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