Hello Jim, On Thu, 26 May 2016 at 23:48, Jim Hall <jh...@freedos.org> wrote:
> I usually describe "open source software" and "free software" as a > Venn diagram: All free software is open source software (all free > software requires that you make the source code available to others). > But not all open source software is free software (sometimes the > license for "open source software" doesn't meet Stallman's strict > requirements). > Probably the diagram you mean is this one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software I personally like best the table here that classifies licenses in six big boxes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free-software_license#Comparison and yes, GPL is more to the right than MPL is, as opposed to some political views in that respect (not with the intention to (re)open a discussion). Aitor PS: You were probably raised, as myself, with the concept of "Venn diagram", but recently discovered that we mostly mean Euler's diagrams. Not to look pedantic with the distinction, but just to honour the great mathematician (Euler) :) https://creately.com/blog/diagrams/venn-diagrams-vs-euler-diagrams/
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