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[-] TootSweet@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Anyone who disagrees ought to go get their own term rather than appropriating "Open Source" and/or "Free Software".

I've heard "source available" used.

[-] misk@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Nobody owns this term so who’s appropriating?

[-] TootSweet@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago
[-] misk@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 months ago

You claim ownership of „open source”? That’s wild. Your lawyer can speak to my lawyer, I guess.

[-] Kacarott@aussie.zone 1 points 3 months ago

"free software" very clearly means some software you can use for free (which this isn't), but "open source" very clearly means openly accessible source code, which this is.

[-] TootSweet@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

"Free Software" very clearly means this, and "Open Source" very clearly means this.

Again, get your own terms. "Freeware" and "source available" are just sitting right there.

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