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From: Richard M. Stallman
Subject: www/philosophy free-sw.html
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2018 20:52:51 -0400 (EDT)

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Richard M. Stallman <rms>       18/03/30 20:52:51

Modified files:
        philosophy     : free-sw.html 

Log message:
        Add note at start sayimg that open source is different.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/philosophy/free-sw.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.156&r2=1.157

Patches:
Index: free-sw.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/philosophy/free-sw.html,v
retrieving revision 1.156
retrieving revision 1.157
diff -u -b -r1.156 -r1.157
--- free-sw.html        1 Jan 2018 06:22:02 -0000       1.156
+++ free-sw.html        31 Mar 2018 00:52:50 -0000      1.157
@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@
 below for a list of changes that affect the definition of free
 software.
 </p>
+
+<p>
+&ldquo;Open source&rdquo; is something different: it has a very
+different philosophy based on different values.  Its practical
+definition is different too, but nearly all open source programs are
+in fact free.  We explain the
+difference <a href="/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html">here</a>.
+</p>
 </blockquote>
 
 <p>
@@ -69,7 +77,7 @@
       does your computing as you wish (freedom 1). Access to the source
       code is a precondition for this.
   </li>
-  <li>The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor
+  <li>The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help others
       (freedom 2).
   </li>
   <li>The freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions
@@ -604,7 +612,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2018/01/01 06:22:02 $
+$Date: 2018/03/31 00:52:50 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>



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