> [The FreeBSD license] is a lax, permissive non-copyleft free software license
https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#FreeBSD
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point....
> The terms “free software” and “open source” stand for almost the same range of programs.
> However, they say deeply different things about those programs, based on different values.
> The free software movement campaigns for freedom for the users of computing; it is a movement for freedom and justice.
> By contrast, the open source idea values mainly practical advantage and does not campaign for principles.
> This is why we do not agree with open source, and do not use that term.
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https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point....
> The terms “free software” and “open source” stand for almost the same range of programs.
> However, they say deeply different things about those programs, based on different values.
> The free software movement campaigns for freedom for the users of computing; it is a movement for freedom and justice.
> By contrast, the open source idea values mainly practical advantage and does not campaign for principles.
> This is why we do not agree with open source, and do not use that term.