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by f1refly 2572 days ago
> No, what you expect from Open Source software is to be able to fork it, modify it, recompile it, and use the modifications.

Thats wrong. What you expect from open source software is to be able to see the source. This source may be available without the right to modify or redistribute it in any way whatsoever. You're looking for free software as preferred by the fsf, not open source.
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account42 2572 days ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_software

> Open-source software (OSS) is a type of computer software in which source code is released under a license in which the copyright holder grants users the rights to study, change, and distribute the software to anyone and for any purpose.

The difference between open source and free software is only ideological - you are probably thinking of shared source or source available.

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