Re: Wikipedia to merge Free Software and Open Source
Noah Slater <[email protected]>
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On Sun, Apr 06, 2008 at 07:05:43PM +0100, Tim Dobson wrote: > What he is stating, perhaps a bit cryptically, is that people who > perhaps spend a little too much time on Wikipedia are trying to merge > the articles on "Open Source Software" and "Free Software". Yes. Sorry for the assumed context. I think Free Software is great for ethical reasons. I think Open Source is great for pragmatic reasons. I think that conflating these two ideas is damaging to both movements and would dilute the potent message each has to offer. I think, and I have reasonable cause, that certain active members of the Wikipedia community would like to see a situation where certain aspects of OUR community are diluted. If you think this is wrong, then you should take action. All it needs is a sentence on that talk page outlining why you think that the two socio-political movements should remain separated in concept. Thanks Dobo. ;) -- Noah Slater <http://bytesexual.org/>