On 4/14/06, Laxminarayan Kamath kamathln@gmail.com wrote:
Every member use the feedback page ( http://www.thinkdigit.com/feedback/ ) to impart true knowledge of FOSS to them, praying to God they will read it.
A copy of the comments i sent:
==================================== The definition of "Free software" given in ["Fast Track to Linux" section 1.2.1 (page 15)] is completely wrong. I am horrified to see Digit do such a fundamental mistake. For the real definition of "Free software", read http://www.fsf.org/licensing/essays/free-sw.html .
This mistake by a heavily read magazine can be a recipe for disaster for the "Free software" movement by misleading thousands of readers about "Free software".
Of course there is a difference between "Free software" and "Open Source Software" , that too is in a debatable state. But the difference given in the magazine is surely not it. Here, you can find the definition of Open source http://www.opensource.org/docs/definition.php
Do not get worried too much. You are not alone in the confusion. Thanks to the ambiguitic nature of English words.
And you *ought* to read this *carefully* : http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-for-freedom.html ====================================
I know I should have written more, but I was afraid I will induce indigestion in his mind.
-- Laxminarayan Kamath Ammembal (+91) 9342287956 laxminarayan@deeproot.co.in www.geocities.com/kamathln