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by Shared404 2109 days ago
Or just Libre would be fine. I personally like L/OSS software, but that makes an unfortunate acronym.
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bregma 2108 days ago
FLOSS (free (libre) open source software). Because good Free software makes your smile brighter.
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Shared404 2108 days ago
I just feel like adding free onto the beginning is more harmful than helpful at this point.

So many people have been conditioned that "Free is bad, and steals your data". Which is kind of ironic, but unfortunately true in my experience.

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smichel17 2108 days ago
https://wiki.snowdrift.coop/about/free-libre-open
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Shared404 2108 days ago
I like the acronym they suggest actually.

The only problem is that the usage of "Free" worries me. I recognize that it's for "Freedom", but Joe McConsumer both doesn't, and doesn't care enough to listen about it.

I got told the other day that Linux is bad because it's "Off brand Windows" because it's "free". This was after explaining the gratis/libre difference.

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