TL;DR open source is a confusing term, free software is better. Free as in libre, not necessarily free as in gratis. There are four fundamental freedoms for software to be considered free.
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TL;DR open source is a confusing term, free software is better. Free as in libre, not necessarily free as in gratis. There are four fundamental freedoms for software to be considered free.
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Confused is not the worst outcome. It brings the possibility of thought, and even knowledge-seeking.
"Free Software" does not confuse.
"Free software" means ad-supported, tracker-infested garbage from an app store, to normies.
"Freedom Tech" is my favourite term, but "Open Source" is #2.
I like "open source" in most every day situations as a dev but when the discussion gets into rights and licenses then the actual meaning of the words becomes much more important