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[DS-discuss]Re: [OT] Viduthalai?
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Suraj Kumar |
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[DS-discuss]Re: [OT] Viduthalai? |
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Wed, 28 May 2003 20:15:18 -0500 |
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Rahul Sundaram wrote on Wed, May 28, 2003 at 04:49:07PM +0100:
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| again free s.w remains a confusing term and is the reason why the
| *term* open source became famous. dont look upon open source as
| something u should avoid. anyway i was talking about the concept i
| was talking about the term open source. freedom software remains a
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open source is a much more confusing term especially when it is
applied to software like msql (not mysql) which are very very
restrictive that many consider it to be as bad as proprietary
software. Like Ramanan pointed out, Viduthalai seems to be a nice
term. I still think free software isn't a very apt word especially
when we approach schools/colleges.
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| better term than free software and there is no reason for fsf not to
| use it in favor of free software.trying vernacular alternatives doesnt
| overcom the problem for
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this is an old story - simply there is already a software company
named 'freedom software'[1] and hence the term 'free software'.
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| give me just one reason not to use the term freedom software.
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I dont find any reason though I think your stance on saying 'free
software' is confusing is a bit too.. ummm... biased... ;)
-Suraj
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