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Re: What OS is used By Richard Stallman


From: Richard Stallman
Subject: Re: What OS is used By Richard Stallman
Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2018 21:45:33 -0400

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  > This is difficult because "open source" can mean several things.
  > If you use the OSI's [1] definition of open source, then yes,
  > free software and open source are *technically* equivalent.

The OSI's definition is the real definition.  When the GNU Project
talks about the term, that is what it means.

Most people who use the term misunderstand its meaning, but, for the
sake of keeping confusion down, let's not elevate their
misunderstandings into legitimate "alternative meanings."
See https://gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html.

The two terms are not quite "technically equivalent" -- the Open
Watcom licenses has been approved as open source, and it is not a free
license.


-- 
Dr Richard Stallman
President, Free Software Foundation (https://gnu.org, https://fsf.org)
Internet Hall-of-Famer (https://internethalloffame.org)





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