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From: | Ben Abbott |
Subject: | Re: octave presentation, part 2 |
Date: | Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:49:51 -0500 |
On Nov 20, 2008, at 4:07 AM, David Bateman wrote:
John W. Eaton wrote:On 19-Nov-2008, Jordi GutiƩrrez Hermoso wrote: | "Open source" is meant to be a synonym for "free software"; But these words convey different ideas. Please take a look at http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html.This is RMS's definition/point-of-view and not necessarily the position of everyone.. Though I've never felt the need to quibble about terminology and feel its better to just keep your head down and get the work done for the good of everyone..Cheers David
Agreed.I would think a simple rewording to "open source-code" would be sufficient to dodge the issue, no?
Ben
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