> To that > end, I have a first draft of "Responsible Distribution of Free and Open > Source Software", which I'd love to get feedback on.
Please don't call it that. Using the term "free and open source software" means you miss the opportunity to publicly support the free software movement. That term presents "open source" more visibly than "free software". And people will probably misunderstand and think that "free" means zero price. See http://gnu.org/philosophy/floss-and-foss.html for more explanation. The way to show support for the free software movement, you say "free software", or "free/libre software" -- not "open source". We We need this sort of visible public support, to counteract all the companies and media outlets that say "open source" only. Just today I saw a published article that called me an "Open sourcerer". I suppose the author heard misinformation identifying me as a supporter of "open source", and has no idea that it is entirely false. I am going to ask the site editors to correct the article, if I can find a way to reach them. I have to do this often. With your help, we can inform people that free software is something else. -- Dr Richard Stallman President, Free Software Foundation (gnu.org, fsf.org) Internet Hall-of-Famer (internethalloffame.org) Skype: No way! See stallman.org/skype.html. _______________________________________________ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
