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Don't judge me I know that frequently they represent almost the same softwares but is just a matter of principles. (discuss.tchncs.de)

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[-] usrsbin@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

Open-source preserves these freedoms. Source-available is the term for software that doesn't respect user freedoms, but allows to access the source code.

[-] TheInsane42@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Indeed, most open source software is available under licenses like GPL, which enforces the preservation of those freedoms.

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