[GRASS5] free software and open source

Dear Users

Can anyone in your own words clarify the difference between "open source"
and "free software".

Many Thanks

Saurabh Data
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Saurabh Data
School of Computing
University of Leeds
Leeds LS2 9JT
U.K.

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Can anyone in your own words clarify the difference between "open
source" and "free software".

Best to hear it from Richard himself:

http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/philosophy.html#TerminologyandDefinitions

regards,
Hamish