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Re: Maybe OT but of interest to some
de Chris Lee 05/28/2006 02:00
In article <imsh72hu3et4a4i490r1q3uqleuc7su43s@4ax.com>, rukbat@pern.invalid
says...
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>On Sat, 27 May 2006 00:53:07 -0500, »Q« <boxcars@gmx.net> wrote:
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>>The terms "open source software" and "free software" refer to
>>more-or-less the same thing.
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>As far as price.
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>Free software gives you a package to install and run. Open source
>gives you the source code as well Or sometimes JUST the source code
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>you compile it yourself. If you can't, that's too bad. (Usually
>only with *nix software.)
Wrong again. You're confusing freeware which consits of giving you a
package to install and run,especially where PC's running Windows and Macs
are concerned, with the Free Software/Open Source movement where you
can get the source code as well or sometimes JUST the source code.