Changed OSS to FOSS #4
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Replacing "Open Source" with "Free/Libre and Open Source" and "OSS" with "FLOSS". ## Note: - Removed - [License Zero](https://licensezero.com) since despite their claim, the license they provide (Parity and Prosperity Public License) is neither approved by OSI not FSF. - No change applied to "Commercial OSS (COSS)" since it is specific term.
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If you agree to merge this PR, please update the description of the repo as well |
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Hey @ahangarha, sorry for taking awhile to respond. I'd prefer to keep it simple and mention once towards the top that we're referring to OSS/FLOSS and possibly link to a solid resource with a de facto definition of FLOSS. Changing the descriptions throughout especially for some products which use the term "open source" or OSS in their own product descriptions seems like overkill when the two tend to be synonymous at least in my limited experience. Happy to reconsider a condensed version of this PR that's not as aggressive 🙏 |
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I would insist on my stand but I can your point and we can go forward with that for now. At least, in one case we should only mention Free Software and not Open Source: Librapay:
Even in that case, I put FLOSS to refer to both. I didn't have problem in mentioning Open Source in that case. I myself prefer to refer these software as Free Software and not even FLOSS or FOSS. But it is your repo. I think we would be happy to keep loyal to what the project owner refers to it (in your repo). I will modify the PR soon |
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Also I explained the problem with LicenseZero. It is not compatible with Open Source criteria! Don't include it here. |
Regarding #1, Replacing "Open Source" with "Free/Libre and Open Source" and "OSS" with "FLOSS".
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