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Free Software's New Name

Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday February 09, 1998 @04:39PM from the feeling-positive dept.

Eric S. Raymond (The author of the now legendary Cathedral and the Bazaar) has written another one here about why the term "Free Software" should be replaced with "Open Source Software". The concept has big backers already-Linus, John 'maddog' Hall, and Bruce Perens. and I'm willing to pledge to do my darndest to call it Open Source Software from now on (although I suspect I'll remember to stop writing 97 on my checks before I break that habbit).

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