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by DC-3 1368 days ago
Open source began because Xerox neglected to update their printer drivers. It's always been a blend of idealism and pragmatics.
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marcodiego 1368 days ago
You are mixing open source and Free Software.
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badsectoracula 1368 days ago
Open Source is just a MBA friendly term for Free Software.
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contravariant 1368 days ago
Though can I just say that Free software is a much better term than Open Source (unless of course you only wish to say the source is publicly available).
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maxhille 1368 days ago
Neither term guarantees (via legal measure) that the source is available. For that you also need copyleft.
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