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Re:YouTube-dl source code encoded in two images by billyjobob on Saturday October 24, 2020 @12:22PM (#24880123)
Your understanding is incorrect. Open Source is an alternative term for Free Software[1].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_terms_for_free_sof...

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Re:YouTube-dl source code encoded in two images by 533474 on Saturday October 24, 2020 @07:10PM (#24882631)
His understanding was correct. Open source is not the same [1]. It might be an alternative but it is not the same as free software.

[1] https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point....

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Re:YouTube-dl source code encoded in two images by hda2 on Saturday October 24, 2020 @10:45PM (#24883486)
Open source was coined by the guys at mozilla to avoid the ambiguity people are trying to create. Open source has a clear and well-defined meaning and it's not defined by whether the source is viewable.
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