Erik Johnsondistractal@hachyderm.io
Aug 10, 2026, 9:20 PM@Doomed_Daniel @JamesWidman Tangentially -- is there a better term for this that isn't tied to Stallman?
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Daniel GibsonDoomed_Daniel@mastodon.gamedev.placeAug 10, 2026, 9:28 PM@distractal @JamesWidman
no idea, I always found those fights about the "correct" term like "open source" vs "free software" silly, and now it turns out that even the ones who pretended to tie ethics to it were mostly full of shit and that the BSD people, who were generally more pragmatical about things, often take a stance against slop while Linux embraces it.FWIW Stallman dislikes "Open Source" so why not just stick to that term
- Erik Johnsondistractal@hachyderm.ioAug 10, 2026, 9:30 PM
@Doomed_Daniel @JamesWidman I like his concept of "free as in free speech" even if he's an asshole.
I think it's a worthy aim to make something that is just supposed to be for anyone, and they can use it and modify it, no restrictions, and it's part of the development process to make it as accessible and widely usable as possible.
- Daniel GibsonDoomed_Daniel@mastodon.gamedev.placeAug 10, 2026, 10:13 PM
@distractal @JamesWidman
Yes, that's a great concept.I just DGAF about specific terms like OS vs FOSS vs FLOSS or whatever that only a couple of nerds understand anyway. doesn't help if key people defining it turn out to be cunts.
"open source" at least is somewhat clear (unlike "free software" that's easily confused with "freeware") and further ethical considerations should probably explained where needed instead of encoded into some cryptic acronym.