After I announced the announcement of the Net View Company in early February 1998, I have been thinking about what to do next - I will promote "Free Software" for many years, and now I finally got the mainstream of the US company's corporate, but I also realized it. "Free Software" itself has a serious problem
Specifically, "Free Software" has a problem, although its concept is correct, I am more and more, I can't use it again.
This noun reflects two questions. First, its meaning is unknown; "Free Software Foundation has always needed to explain this) ·" free "refers to" no charge "or" People can be free to modify, or have other intents?
Second, this noun makes many companies feel uneasy. Although I personally didn't feel anything about this noun, I should try to change the idea of these companies, not to give it, go, because this is only Sincerely, we can get SHASAE, but no need to give up our ideals and the pursuit of superior technology - now is our repositioning moment · We need a new and more appropriate noun ·
After I held a meeting with Netscape (February 5th), I gathered with some Linux with Silican Valley, taking advantage of my brains, each out of mind, we think of some nouns, but I feel wrong, and finally we found a We all like the alternative name: "Open Source" [SHSIEH) Suggestion --- Translator Note] ·
John Hall and Larry Augustin at the International Linux board at the time (however, interesting is "Open Source" name is representative of observer identity [4]
Recommendation of the Chris Peterson of ForeSight Institute) · Linus Torvalds I agree? NBSP; Name · In addition, this is not only Linux 's things; keith Bostic likes this noun, and believes that people who use BSD around the world can accept This noun
We recommend that people who have previously discussed "Free Software" around the world have changed it to "Open Source" · This includes: open raw code software, open raw code mode, open raw code culture · ((In order to sell this concept to US companies, I will also quote "mutual discussion" approach.
Bruce Peens has voluntarily registered "Open Source" as a trademark, and with this trademark through Software in the public interterest, the RMS I said, as long as Bruce is defined by the open original code, the definition of the original code is not debian Free Software. Debian Free SoftwareGuidelines, he uses this noun (although not only this noun)
At this time, we should disclose the reason. Linus has said in "leading the world 101". People who advocate open raw codes must try to lead the computer world and make company companies to participate in things. Of course, he The argument is correct - this change - Linus also believes - only part of this process · This means that we are willing to cooperate with the market and make the market cater to our purpose without continuing stalemate in an inefficiencies and hostile status
Hey, you, now it is a matter of tight. · The announcement of the Netview company has changed everything. We have been surrounded by the small corners that have been surrounded by a hidden in the past 20 years. Now it is a brand new chess - the scene is more - I think we will win
Author: Eric S. Raymond Translator: Wang Zhao Ping
