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Therese Godefroy |
Subject: |
www/philosophy open-source-misses-the-point.html |
Date: |
Wed, 20 Feb 2019 05:13:35 -0500 (EST) |
CVSROOT: /webcvs/www
Module name: www
Changes by: Therese Godefroy <th_g> 19/02/20 05:13:34
Modified files:
philosophy : open-source-misses-the-point.html
Log message:
Add a summary (per rms, www-discuss 2019-02-20); minor restyling.
CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.85&r2=1.86
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<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
<h2>Why Open Source misses the point of Free Software</h2>
-<p>by <strong>Richard Stallman</strong></p>
+<p class="byline">by Richard Stallman</p>
+
+<div class="article">
+
+<blockquote class="comment"><p>
+The terms “free software” and “open
+source” stand for nearly the same range of software. However,
+they say deeply different things about that software, based on
+different values. The free software movement campaigns for freedom
+for the users of computing; it is a matter of freedom, principle and
+justice. “Open source” values mainly practical
+advantage and does not campaign for principles. Therefore, we do not
+advocate “open source” and do not use that term.
+</p></blockquote>
<p>When we call software “free,” we mean that it respects
the <a href="/philosophy/free-sw.html">users' essential freedoms</a>:
@@ -215,7 +228,7 @@
has <a
href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/17/opinion/sunday/morozov-open-and-closed.html">
become a vacuous buzzword</a>.</p>
-<h3>Different Values Can Lead to Similar Conclusions…but Not Always</h3>
+<h3>Different Values Can Lead to Similar Conclusions—but Not Always</h3>
<p>Radical groups in the 1960s had a reputation for factionalism: some
organizations split because of disagreements on details of strategy,
@@ -399,7 +412,9 @@
than ever. Every time you say “free software” rather than
“open source,” you help our cause.</p>
-<h4>Notes</h4>
+</div>
+
+<h4>Note</h4>
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<p>
@@ -459,7 +474,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
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-$Date: 2016/11/18 06:31:39 $
+$Date: 2019/02/20 10:13:34 $
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