> OSI public source code -> Open Source / Free Software
Can we all please stop confusing Free/Libre Open Source with Open Source?
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point....
Maybe if we'd focused on communicating the ethics the world wouldn't be so unaware of the differences
Are there any instances of OSI licensed code that are not Free Software making my statement here invalid?
I was attempting to direct that when software is called Open Source and actually is based on OSI licensed sources, then they are likely talking about Free Software.
The last time I heard a comment along those lines I was attending a session by an Open Source person and up on screen they had a picture of RMS dressed as Che Guevara.
All those silly ethics, they get in the way of the real work!
Since you didn't get a real answer yet: Absolutely. For example, MIT is an OSI license but it's not Free Software.
Honestly, I think "the framers" got it right here.
Too much communicating of the ethics would have bogged down the useful legal work.
My take is, Free Software actually won and we're in a post-that world.
I'm not sure I fully understand - whilst I agree there's been useful legal work, we now have such a plethora of licenses I ended up having to back what I'd call basic common sense when someone was suggesting using a highly restrictive "community" license that had ridiculous intents such as saying you can't use it in this particular industry because that industry is "bad".
The reason Free/Libre Open Source Software wins - and always will do in the long run - is because the four freedoms are super-simple and they reflect how the natural world works.
Oh, you and I 100% agree.
I meant the useful legal work too. AKA, get the four freedoms and law in line as much as possible and no more.
You're right, most all the other licences range from "hmm interesting experiment" to "well that's just goofy."