www/philosophy open-source-misses-the-point.html

[Richard M. Stallman]

CVSROOT:        /webcvs/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Richard M. Stallman <rms>       08/02/29 12:09:00

Modified files:
        philosophy     : open-source-misses-the-point.html 

Log message:
        Describe other misunderstanding.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.19&r2=1.20

Patches:
Index: open-source-misses-the-point.html
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RCS file: /webcvs/www/www/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html,v
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diff -u -b -r1.19 -r1.20
--- open-source-misses-the-point.html   24 Sep 2007 19:17:44 -0000      1.19
+++ open-source-misses-the-point.html   29 Feb 2008 12:08:45 -0000      1.20
@@ -153,6 +153,13 @@
 explain and justify the official definition of &ldquo;open
 source.&rdquo; That makes for worse confusion.</p>
 
+<p>Another misunderstanding of &ldquo;open source&rdquo; is the idea
+that it means &ldquo;not using the GNU GPL&rdquo;.  It tends to
+accompany a misundertanding of &ldquo;free software&rdquo;, equating
+it to &ldquo;GPL-covered software&rdquo;.  These are equally mistaken,
+since the GNU GPL is considered an open source license, and most of
+the open source licenses are considered free software licenses.</p>
+
 <h3>Different values can lead to similar conclusions&hellip;but not always</h3>
 
 <p>Radical groups in the 1960s had a reputation for factionalism: some
@@ -337,7 +344,7 @@
 <p>
 Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2007/09/24 19:17:44 $
+$Date: 2008/02/29 12:08:45 $
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 </p>
 </div>