[Koha-devel] Open Source or Free Software?

[Pat Eyler]

Okay ... the whole, insoluable argument about whether Koha is Free
Software or Open Source has gone on about long enough now.  Can we all
drop the subject, describe Koha according to our own desires, and get on
with development and bug fixing?

thanks,
-pate

Pat Eyler
Kaitiaki/manager               migrant Linux sys admin
the Koha project               ruby, shell, and perl geek
http://www.koha.org            http://pate.eylerfamily.org
On Tue, 22 Apr 2003, MJ Ray wrote:

> On 2003-04-22 22:25:44 +0100 Chris Cormack <chris at katipo.co.nz> wrote:
>
> >> OK, fair enough, but that's not free software, as was being
> >> discussed.
> > Yep, which kinda demonstrates one of the weaknesses in the term free
> > software.
> > As you say below, its all about the explanation, not the term :)
>
> I think it demonstrates the weakness of the argument for "open source"
> that its supporters still rely on the free/free duality even though
> the denial of their trademark established the many meanings of the
> words open and source. ;-)
>
> > Ahh yeah, but if I was describing Koha to a Maori audience, id use
> > the term Koha, a concept honed over thousands of years :-)
>
> Much nicer, indeed, but Maori audiences are rare over here ;-)  (Also,
> gift is not exactly the same in all cases of free software, but
> accurate here.)
>
> [...]
> > So you can call it Free Software, I can call it Koha, Rachel can call
> > it
> > Open Source [...]
>
> That's fine.  I currently use the "download koha" graphic that is free
> of the branding, but it would be very nice to get rid of the open
> source branding from the site, or at least acknowledge the main
> movement too.  Not a high priority, though.
>
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