Chemical Wonka@discuss.tchncs.de to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 11 months agoDon't judge me I know that frequently they represent almost the same softwares but is just a matter of principles.discuss.tchncs.deimagemessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1391arrow-down134
arrow-up1357arrow-down1imageDon't judge me I know that frequently they represent almost the same softwares but is just a matter of principles.discuss.tchncs.deChemical Wonka@discuss.tchncs.de to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square49fedilink
minus-squareusrsbin@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·11 months agoOpen-source preserves these freedoms. Source-available is the term for software that doesn’t respect user freedoms, but allows to access the source code.
minus-squareTheInsane42@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months agoIndeed, most open source software is available under licenses like GPL, which enforces the preservation of those freedoms.
Open-source preserves these freedoms. Source-available is the term for software that doesn’t respect user freedoms, but allows to access the source code.
Indeed, most open source software is available under licenses like GPL, which enforces the preservation of those freedoms.