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Re: Antivirus/Antispyware/Antiadware for linux?



On 2004-11-17, Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote:

> In that context, terms like FLOSS or software-libre (or even FAIS(1)
> and FAIB(2)) shoud be used instead.  IMO, of course.

Social scientists are apparently standardizing on using the FLOSS term. I
just see it as a compromise and an effort to not piss any partisans off. 
It seems to conveniently blur the difference between the Free Software
movement and Open Source, which is might be conceptually hazardous.

-- 
Juha Siltala
http://www.edu.helsinki.fi/activity/people/jsiltala/



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