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Author: Bruce Perens
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To: Steve Litt
CC: dng
Subject: Re: [DNG] Which is Free, Which is Open Source, is there any difference?
On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 4:36 PM, Steve Litt <slitt@???>
wrote:

> the distinction he strongly made was that Open Source didn't prioritize
> freedom, but instead prioritized convenience and value to business, and he
> felt that was a bad thing.
>


You didn't dream this, it's what he says.

The problem with the *a priori* approach that people must be won over to
valuing their freedom first is that it doesn't win everyone. And Richard
doesn't have a viable approach for the people it doesn't win. The problem
with the Open Source approach is that some folks may indeed never get any
farther than appreciating the convenience and value to business. But I
figure that if we win some of them over to understanding Free Software,
it's a win.