Bruce Perens: "It's Time to Talk about Free Software Again" | Linux Today

Bruce Perens: “It’s Time to Talk about Free Software Again”

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 18, 1999

“I’m Bruce Perens. You may know me as the primary author of the
Debian Free Software Guidelines and the Open Source
Definition.”

“Now that the world is watching, it’s time for us to start
teaching them about Free Software. Notice, I said Free Software,
_not_ Open Source.”

“I’ll be working to promote software that fits that definition,
but independently from the Open Source Initiative.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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