[bruce511]

Yes, I'm viewing the concept of Free Software and Open Source through the political not legal lens. Sorry for that - I should have been more careful in a thread focusing on the legal parts.

[umanwizard]

It’s not a question of what lens you’re viewing it through — your initial comment is simply wrong.

Viral licenses e.g. GPL are _both_ free software and open source. Permissive licenses e.g. BSD are also _both_ free software and open source.

[bruce511]

Legally yes. But in the political sense Free Software favors virality, whereas Open Source does not.

And again I apologize for viewing it through that lens when discussing the legal aspects, not the political aspects.

[umanwizard]

But you said:

“Free software IS a viral license”

Not “free software as a political movement tends to prefer viral licenses”.

Why is it so hard to just admit you were wrong?