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> This is the whole reason why we should be using the term "free software" instead of "open source"

The definitions in my head go something like this:

Open Source -> Open (e.g. free and unencumbered) & Source available

Source Available -> Only source is available, restricted under some odious license presumably

Free Software -> You can download this (generally in binary form) and use it for free.




Well you're wrong. The latter is referred to as freeware.


Although the closeness of "freeware" and "Free Software" is a problem IMHO.




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