On Sat, Aug 21, 2010 at 9:47 PM, balaji sivanath <[email protected]>wrote:
> from senthil > >Free Software means not necessarily to be an open source product. > > from vijay > >Open Source software may not necessarily be Free Software. > > the sourcecode of free and opensource software are open to the world or > not. > > this is now am having in my mind. > free software-source code may not be open. > opensource-source code available. > > i think if you give points about both in the above manner it will be clear > @Balaji: Pls do not confuse with Senthil's reply. In both 'free software' and 'open source software' - source code should be given. The perspective differs, however. I hope you understood the difference I pointed out in my previous reply. For detailed Free Software definition: http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html Open Source definition: http://www.opensource.org/docs/osd -- நன்றிகளுடன், விக்னேஷ். _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
