[ILUG-BOM] RMS in Mumbai

[jtd]

On Wednesday 16 August 2006 04:25 pm, Dinesh Joshi wrote:
> On Wednesday 16 August 2006 03:40, Rishi wrote:
> > It was only that day, I realized
> > - Free and Open Source software were quite different
> > - The word 'free' in Free software was about freedom and not
> > price
> >
> > So in my case the ideology happened after 5 years of using the
> > software. :-)
>
> In essence, Free software and Open Source software mean the same
> thing. 

They dont mean the same thing all though they refer to the same body 
of software.

> "Open source" is just used to market "Free software". 

That is very apt summary. And as usual Marketing will focus on 
features that make a sale, completely ignoring other vital params 
that actually bring value. 



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Rgds
JTD