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by johannes1234321 419 days ago
No. "Free Software" is a term created by RMS/FSF. "Open Source" was later "formalized" by OSI to differentiate.

FSF puts it this way:

> Another group uses the term “open source” to mean something close (but not identical) to “free software.” We prefer the term “free software” because, once you have heard that it refers to freedom rather than price, it calls to mind freedom. The word “open” never refers to freedom.

https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.en.html

The OSI has its definition here: https://opensource.org/osd

And yes, the term "open source" predates OSI, but till OSI didn't have any specific definition and was slightly different for everybody. OSI created a mostly accepted definition whoch is distinct from FSF's Free Software definition.
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Tomte 419 days ago
The definitions for Free and Open Source Software are semantically identical.

The movements have differing philosophical and political stances, but Free Software is automatically also Open Source Software, and vice versa.

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dec0dedab0de 416 days ago
There is a license that is one but not the other, but I don't think anyone uses it.
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Tomte 416 days ago
Yes, the NASA one, but I'm pretty sure OSI made a mistake and will at some point strike it from their list.
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