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   Eric Zhang (ericzhang456@pl.starnix.network)'s status on Monday, 30-Jan-2023 16:42:15 JST Eric Zhang
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     Joshua Lee :fedora: (10leej@mstdn.starnix.network)'s status on Monday, 30-Jan-2023 16:42:14 JST Joshua Lee :fedora:

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     @EricZhang456 The best open source Operating System for the average user.

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     :apa: スプリットショックウイルス † (splitshockvirus@mstdn.starnix.network)'s status on Monday, 30-Jan-2023 16:42:14 JST :apa: スプリットショックウイルス †

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     Sir that's a kernel.

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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Monday, 30-Jan-2023 16:43:44 JST 翠星石

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     @10leej The thing is, neither GNU, nor Linux are "open source".
     
     GNU is free software, while Linux is proprietary software (unless you go for GNU Linux-libre).
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     Joshua Lee :fedora: (10leej@mstdn.starnix.network)'s status on Monday, 30-Jan-2023 16:43:45 JST Joshua Lee :fedora:

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     @splitshockvirus @EricZhang456 Im going by the misinformation that Linux is an OS, of which I know that what I'm calling Linux is only but a part of the broader ecosystem that is GNU and should by more properly referred to as GNU/Linux or more preferably GNU + Linux

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     Joshua Lee :fedora: (10leej@mstdn.starnix.network)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Jan-2023 20:46:36 JST Joshua Lee :fedora:

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     @Suiseiseki GNU is free software. To be free software your inherently open source.

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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Tuesday, 31-Jan-2023 20:46:36 JST 翠星石

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     • Joshua Lee :fedora:
     @10leej Yes, all free software qualifies as "open source", as per this clownflared site: https://opensource.org/osd
     
     "open source" is a 3rd party definition, was was based off a 3rd party interpretation of the fsd by Debian which is defined by a group that is under the control of dozens of proprietary software companies that are "members" and "affiliates": https://opensource.org/corporate-sponsors-support (it seems that stopped publishing a big long list of proprietary software companies and have decided to publish a select few with a sprinkle of some who focus mostly on free software, or maybe I just can't find the right page).
     
     
     As "open source" is clearly mostly about pandering to proprietary software companies, so they release some source code under an acceptable license when it benefits them, but otherwise keep distributing the same amount of proprietary malware, using "open source" to refer to free software is a very high form of insult in my book.
     
     Please don't support proprietary software - defend freedom instead by saying free software or libre software: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/po/open-source-misses-the-point.html