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posted by on Wednesday April 19 2017, @07:39AM   Printer-friendly
from the Free-as-in-TANSTAAFL dept.

Fedora is drafting a new mission statement. The new initial proposal:

Fedora creates an innovative platform that lights up hardware, clouds, and containers for software developers and community members to build tailored solutions for their users.

The original goal was:

to work with the Linux community to build a complete, general purpose operating system exclusively from open source software.

Is saying open, or free, openly (excuse the pun) becoming something to be ashamed of? Are project ditching their ideals? Fedora barely mentioned free (or Free, to be more clear), but now it's even more vague. It's like if had to be reminded over and over to those in charge, as the triggered thread demostrates.


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  • (Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 19 2017, @08:13AM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday April 19 2017, @08:13AM (#496191)

    Open source is business terminology for exploiting the free labor of idealist hippies.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 20 2017, @02:31AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday April 20 2017, @02:31AM (#496666)

    it can be but it doesn't have to be. you're one of those slaveware users/peddlers who like to say "commercial" instead of "closed source" or "slaveware" as if F/OSS can't be commercial. you're just a common street hooker. just admit it.