Easy prediction: people who have been taught to confuse #FreeSoftware and #OpenSource through the misleading terms #FOSS and #FLOSS will now be led to further accept the privatization of #knowledge by small, innovative (and easy to acquire) #ethical start-ups.
@Shamar
Perhaps an unpopular opinion, the obvious ambiguity of the word free in the context of software doomed the movement from ever spreading to the mainstream. Not a single non-technical person I've ever met really appreciated the phrase or its importance even after explanation, and the movement is older than I am.
Wholeheartedly agree re: ethical startups though. #WorkerOwnedCollectives need to become the norm.
Sorry to butt in, but personally I agree wholeheartedly. I think the best thing the FSF could do for their movement is to completely rebrand the phrase to something like "libre software".
The current name is so catastrophically bad, I have witnessed multiple people within FLOSS circles that think charging for free software goes against its principles. No amount of "I'd like to interject for a moment" will ever fix such a broken term.
Free Software, Open Source and Capitalism
Free Software, Open Source and Capitalism
@henriquesga @Shamar
I recently overheard the distinction made between "open source" and "source available," which I personally enjoy. I think it's safe to conclude "open source" won the culture war, and I can image a normie saying, "Huh?' in reply after hearing "libre software" but possibly, "What's the difference?" after hearing someone point out something is merely source available