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minus-squarekatze@lemmy.4d2.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 days agoConfusing “FOSS” with “free software” comes to mind.
minus-squareSpongyAneurysm@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 days agoConfusing “FOSS” with just “Open Source” seems like the more typical offender.
minus-squareOddDeer@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoBut the F in FOSS stands for free. I understand that there’s a lot more to unpack in the OS part of FOSS, but still, it’s not quite wrong.
minus-squareSemperverus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoThe F in FOSS stands for Libre
minus-squareGrail@multiverse.soulism.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoCount Me in the confused group, I thought FOSS was free as in speech software
minus-squarertxn@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 days agoEnglish is a horrible language full of ambiguity. F/LOSS is libre, but not necessarily gratis.
minus-squarehakase@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 days agoAll natural human languages have ambiguity. English is no better or worse than any other.
Confusing “FOSS” with “free software” comes to mind.
Confusing “FOSS” with just “Open Source” seems like the more typical offender.
But the F in FOSS stands for free. I understand that there’s a lot more to unpack in the OS part of FOSS, but still, it’s not quite wrong.
The F in FOSS stands for Libre
Count Me in the confused group, I thought FOSS was free as in speech software
English is a horrible language full of ambiguity. F/LOSS is libre, but not necessarily gratis.
All natural human languages have ambiguity. English is no better or worse than any other.