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Re:GitLab Isn’t Really Open-Source by sytse on Monday June 04, 2018 @02:18PM (#17230518)
Free speech is a superset of free beer, not a subset. The proprietary version of GitLab is publicly viewable and amendable, but it is close source, not open source.
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Re:GitLab Isn’t Really Open-Source by ramshorns on Monday June 04, 2018 @02:35PM (#17230709)
It's neither a superset nor a subset. Some programs cost money to get a copy (or support or whatever), but then once you have the program you can do what you want with it.

Here's the overlap diagram with a bunch more detail. https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/categories.html

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