Re: Open source - Free software

[Jim Richardson]

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On 26 Sep 2006 22:58:00 -0700,
 Why Tea <ytlim1@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> How about this: Free software is a subset of open source software, so
>> all free software is open source.
>
> This doesn't sound right. I don't think neither one is the subset of
> the other.
>
> If freeware is a subset of Open Source, then all freeware is Open
> Source. That's clearly NOT the case, is it?
>


"freeware" and "Free Software" are not the same thing. Free Software
refers to (mostly) GPL stuff. (See the FSF for details) that's all Open
Source, as well as "Free Sosftware" freeware, is just the usual "try our
stuff before you buy" thing. A whole different kettle of fish. 

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