Harshal Patil wrote:
i mean both of them give the source code, they allow you to modify,redistribute. then why is this quarrel?
As RMS said in his lecture at TIFR, they only emphasize the practical advantages of this kind of software while RMS is interested in the freedom of the users. It's basically a difference in the reach of the philosophy involved - free software has much higher aims than just producing reliable software with the help of community review.
So, maybe when push comes to shove, and it's time to fight the commercial world in real situations, open source people might decide to back out, since for them open source is just one good way of doing things; they don't care about the freedom involved. But the free software movement will continue, since that exactly is their true vision.
You can get more information about the OSS Movement from their website http://www.opensource.org
SameerDS.
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