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Re:Sj.h: A tiny little JSON parsing library in ~150 lines of... by tripplyons on Sunday September 21, 2025 @05:17PM (#45326733)
Open source is a more informative term for this than free software. Not all free software is open source, but all open source software is free.

Edit: I was not aware of the FSF's definition. I was using a definition of free software being software that you can use without having to pay for it.

Re:Sj.h: A tiny little JSON parsing library in ~150 lines of... by F3nd0 on Sunday September 21, 2025 @05:31PM (#45326854)
I think you are mistaken; neither is a subset of the other. At the very least, there are licences which are recognised as open source by the OSI, but not as free by the FSF, and vice versa [1]. I think it’s more appropriate to say they are two fundamentally separate definitions with a massive overlap.

[1] https://spdx.org/licenses/

Re:Sj.h: A tiny little JSON parsing library in ~150 lines of... by tripplyons on Sunday September 21, 2025 @06:22PM (#45327210)
Thank you for the information! I was not aware of the FSF's definition.
Re:Sj.h: A tiny little JSON parsing library in ~150 lines of... by manbash on Sunday September 21, 2025 @05:31PM (#45326851)
> Not all free software is open sourc

Depends on which "free software" definition you're referring to.

The FSF definition of "free software" requires it to be open source.

Re:Sj.h: A tiny little JSON parsing library in ~150 lines of... by tripplyons on Sunday September 21, 2025 @06:25PM (#45327226)
I have clarified which definition I used.
Re:Sj.h: A tiny little JSON parsing library in ~150 lines of... by xigoi on Monday September 22, 2025 @12:20AM (#45329067)
> Edit: I was not aware of the FSF's definition. I was using a definition of free software being software that you can use without having to pay for it.

That’s called freeware. Also, open-source software can be paid (with the caveat that if someone buys it, you must allow them to redistribute it for free).

Re:Sj.h: A tiny little JSON parsing library in ~150 lines of... by TZubiri on Monday September 22, 2025 @12:36AM (#45329129)
You have recited a successful incantation to summon the Stallman acolytes.

To add an additional suggestion, gratis can also be used to refer to free as in free beer. Comes from a latin root and is common in spanish speaking countries to refer only to free of charge, and not as in freedom.