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| DATE | 2005-06-30 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Free Software and Open Source
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Free Software is defined by the FSF, and others, as a thing, Software
with licensing that promotes its hacking and using, and the
redistribution of such.
Open Source is a term created by the OSI which I believe might be
trademarked, which is a marketing concept to promote certain free
software, and some not so free software as well (although I doubt that
was the intention).
Free Software requires freedom. Open Source is a concept focused on
source code access...which is not a guarantee of software freedom.
Ruben
On Wed, 2005-06-29 at 10:04, Dave_att wrote:
> I have come across two URLs the first one addresses Mike"s question regarding a list of Free Software. This is pretty up to date directory of all of Free Software Orgs applications.
> You have to search around the directory because some of the software may not be in the catagory it is listed in.
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> http://directory.fsf.org/
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> the other URL speaks of the Open Source Software and how it differs from Free Software Org.
> I am bringing a copy of this with me for discussion.
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> http://www.linux-mag.com/content/view/1737/2192/
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> See ya at 12:30.
>
> Dave
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