Re: Open Source and DFSG conspiracy ?
To clarify, RedHat is DFSG-compliant (it's listed in Open Source
products), and Debian is Open Source-compliant (Open Source definition
is DFSG), but because DFSG targets non-commercial software (ironically
the same software that appears on commercial Linux distros) and Open
Source targets commercial software, this classification is correct but
unintentional? <shaking head>
Products that are DFSG compliant are Open Source compliant, and vice
versa. It's two names for the same thing. Suits understand `Open
Source' better than they understand `Free Software'; they have a
suspicion of anything that has `Free' in the name. On the opposite
side, hackers understand `Free' better than `Open' because they
associate `Open' with abominations like `The Open Group' that aren't
open at all.
What is the rationale for this distinction and why is it not stated
explicitly?
I hope I've clarified this a bit.
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