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Re:Playing with Open Source LLMs by lrvick on Tuesday July 29, 2025 @03:59PM (#44727618)
Are there any instances of OSI licensed code that are not Free Software making my statement here invalid?

I was attempting to direct that when software is called Open Source and actually is based on OSI licensed sources, then they are likely talking about Free Software.

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Re:Playing with Open Source LLMs by oddb0d on Tuesday July 29, 2025 @06:22PM (#44728947)
The last time I heard a comment along those lines I was attending a session by an Open Source person and up on screen they had a picture of RMS dressed as Che Guevara.

All those silly ethics, they get in the way of the real work!

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Re:Playing with Open Source LLMs by atq2119 on Wednesday July 30, 2025 @09:15AM (#44733796)
Since you didn't get a real answer yet: Absolutely. For example, MIT is an OSI license but it's not Free Software.
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