Re:Open-sourcing the Lightning Web Components framework
by dickeytk on Wednesday May 29, 2019 @10:45PM
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that's the definition of free software, not open source. Open source just means you can view the code.
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Re:Open-sourcing the Lightning Web Components framework
by ptx on Thursday May 30, 2019 @02:33AM
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No, open source[1] and free software[2] are the same thing. The only difference is in philosophy of advocacy - the open source movement branched off from the free software movement because they wanted to emphasize the practical benefits rather than the ethical aspects (user freedom).
Re:Open-sourcing the Lightning Web Components framework
by dickeytk on Thursday May 30, 2019 @10:34AM
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That’s my point.
Re:Open-sourcing the Lightning Web Components framework
by ptx on Thursday May 30, 2019 @05:00PM
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If you look at the definitions I linked to, you'll see that they are very similar to each other and both involve a lot more than "just means you can view the code".
In fact, the very first sentence of the introduction explicitly rejects your proposed definition: "Open source doesn't just mean access to the source code."