alt Hacker News> for FOSS the F as in Gratis
Isn't FOSS a combination of the diverging ideas of "Open Source" and "Free Software"? The "Free" in "Free Software" very much does not mean "Gratis".
> for FOSS the F as in Gratis
Isn't FOSS a combination of the diverging ideas of "Open Source" and "Free Software"? The "Free" in "Free Software" very much does not mean "Gratis".
Yes, it's a joke. The Free in Free Software is sold as being Free as in Freedom to devs by recruiters of the cause, however the bulk of actual consumers see Free Software as equivalent to Open Source and the defining characteristic for them is Free as in Gratis.