• n0x0n@feddit.de
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    9 months ago

    Open source is when the source code is available.

    Free software is when the source is available and the license lets you exercise your 4 freedoms.

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      9 months ago

      @n0x0n You are wrong though: https://opensource.org/osd

      > Introduction
      > Open source doesn’t just mean access to the source code.

      Literally the first sentence.

      The definition you are using is being spread by the likes of Meta and Amazon.

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          9 months ago

          @n0x0n Providing an authoritative source which directly contradicts your statement, that does not make any sense to you? I’m sorry then.