* martin f krafft <madduck@debian.org> [2004-06-22 19:24]:
> Note: In February 1998 a group moved to replace the term "Free
> Software" with "Open Source Software". As will become clear in the
> discussion below, they both refer to essentially the same thing.
>
> In fact, they are not.
In fact, they are.
> Also, the page does not mention Open Source again, so it doesn't
> become clear at all "in the discussion below".
That makes sense, yes. I will check it later, don't currently have the
time to look into this, where this came from and what it was refering
to, or if something was just overlooked.
> Free software is a superset of open source software. They are not
> the same. If you insist, then you must make it clearer that you are
> talking about the OSI definition of open source.
Open Source software is a superset of Free Software. They are not
the same. If you insist, then you must make it clearer that you are
talking about the FSF definition of free software.
The game can be played in both directions, you know?
Alfie
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