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		gcau 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Open-Source Is Just That >And yes, Open-Source does mean "FOSS", always. This does not align with reality, irregardless of what some private company says or how strongly you feel about software freedoms.

umanwizard 6 months ago [–]

Yes it does. Here in reality, 99% of people use “open source” and “free software” to mean the same thing.

Do you have examples of any notable software describing itself as “open source” that isn’t FOSS?

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