[okfn-discuss] [FC-d"iscuss] A Free, Libre and Open Glossary

Wed Jul 10 14:19:19 UTC 2013

i'd like to propose to fix the sentence:

    However, most of the terms are synonymous (free software and open source
    software) or distinguish between types of FLO work (open data and open
    source software), not what freedoms are granted for the specific work.  

into:

    There is a fundamental difference between free software and open source
    software, in the context of software open means the deliberate suppression
    of ethical and moral values for business interests.

you could say free software is about learning, sharing, helping others, while
open source is mostly a business term, for products that are free to varying
degrees, depending on the license.

regarding open standards i recommend this for understanding:
http://www.csrstds.com/openstds.html - please do not make up another
definition for them, we have enough. ;)

anyway i still wonder about the purpose of this exercise, a lot of these terms
are not new, some are already over-defined (openstandards has at least 30
definitions), open source has a published definition, just as free software,
why the need to redefine these? i still wonder about the irony and legitimacy
of defining such concepts on a platform that is mostly the opposite of those
concepts.

cheers,s

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