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Why hackers FLOSS

http://blog.milkingthegnu.org/2008/05/why-hackers-floss.html

by TheBigRedDog • 18 years ago

10 5 18 years ago

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jamesbritt• 18 years ago

FLOSS?

jrockway• 18 years ago

Yeah, it's a stupid term. I wish people would call it "Free Software" instead. It's not that much harder to type, it's more meaningful, and it's not a string you put in your teeth.

tx• 18 years ago

Most people are confusing "free software" with "open source" largely preferring (sometimes without realizing it) the latter, which (as they hope) translates into "free stuff without any obligations"

ojbyrne• 18 years ago

I wondered about that too - so I googled it.

"free and open source software, also F/OSS, FOSS, or FLOSS (for Free/Libre/Open Source Software)"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FOSS

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