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The fundamental difference between the two movements is in their values, their ways of looking at the world.
Why "Free Software" is better than "Open Source (1998)
Spreading the idea of freedom is a big job — it needs your help.
Why "Free Software" is better than "Open Source (1998)
As one person put it, "Open source is a development methodology; free software is a social movement."
Why "Free Software" is better than "Open Source (1998)
While free software by any other name would give you the same freedom, it makes a big difference which name we use: different words convey different ideas.
Why "Free Software" is better than "Open Source (1998)
The explanation for "free software" is simple — a person who has grasped the idea of "free speech, not free beer" will not get it wrong again.
Why "Free Software" is better than "Open Source (1998)
The term "free software" has an ambiguity problem: an unintended meaning, "Software you can get for zero price," fits the term just as well as the intended meaning, "software which gives the user certain freedoms."
Why "Free Software" is better than "Open Source (1998)
Today many people are switching to free software for purely practical reasons. That is good, as far as it goes, but that isn't all we need to do! Attracting users to free software is not the whole job, just the first step.
Why "Free Software" is better than "Open Source (1998)
We are not against the Open Source movement, but we don't want to be lumped in with them. We acknowledge that they have contributed to our community, but we created this community, and we want people to know this.
Why "Free Software" is better than "Open Source (1998)