blocks|key|5771715|text|除了自由软件运动更强调修改和重新分发代码的自由之外，两者基本上是相同的。例如，GNU+GPL将比MIT许可更“自由”，因为MIT许可不强制执行copyleft，因此有人可以基于代码开发封闭源代码的软件。|type|unstyled|depth|inlineStyleRanges|entityRanges|data|5771716|另请参阅Wikipedia+chapter+about+this，其中提到了微软的共享源代码inititive，它可以为您提供非常不自由的应用程序源代码。|offset|length|5771717|entityMap|0|LINK|mutability|MUTABLE|url|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source_software#Open_source_software_versus_free_software^0|0|4|S|0|0^^$0|@$1|2|3|4|5|6|7|N|8|@]|9|@]|A|$]]|$1|B|3|C|5|6|7|O|8|@]|9|@$D|P|E|Q|1|R]]|A|$]]|$1|F|3|-4|5|6|7|S|8|@]|9|@]|A|$]]]|G|$H|$5|I|J|K|A|$L|M]]]]

Both are basically the same, except the free software movement puts more emphasis on the freedom to modify and redistribute the code. For example, GNU GPL would be more "free" than MIT licence, because MIT license does not enforce copyleft and thus someone can develop closed-source software based on the code.

See also <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source_software#Open_source_software_versus_free_software" rel="noreferrer">Wikipedia chapter about this</a>, which mentions Microsoft shared source inititive, that can provide you with very unfree source code of their applications.

blocks|key|1741212|text|type|unstyled|depth|inlineStyleRanges|entityRanges|data|1741213|开源是一种开发方法；自由软件是一种社会运动。|blockquote|1741214|1741215|1741216|-+|1741217|entityMap^0|0|0|0|0|0^^$0|@$1|2|3|-4|4|5|6|J|7|@]|8|@]|9|$]]|$1|A|3|B|4|C|6|K|7|@]|8|@]|9|$]]|$1|D|3|-4|4|5|6|L|7|@]|8|@]|9|$]]|$1|E|3|-4|4|5|6|M|7|@]|8|@]|9|$]]|$1|F|3|G|4|5|6|N|7|@]|8|@]|9|$]]|$1|H|3|-4|4|5|6|O|7|@]|8|@]|9|$]]]|I|$]]

<blockquote>
 Open source is a development methodology; free software is a social
 movement.
</blockquote>

- <a href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html" rel="noreferrer">Richard Stallman</a>

blocks|key|5771744|text|GNU项目直接回答了这个问题：|type|unstyled|depth|inlineStyleRanges|entityRanges|data|5771745|http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-for-freedom.html|offset|length|5771746|本质的区别，略微过于简化，是自由软件通常要求，如果您修改和/或合并到另一个作品中，的整个结果也必须作为自由软件，分发，您被禁止进一步限制任何“下游”用户修改，使用，或重新分发软件的能力，与给予您的相同的权利。|style|BOLD|5771747|5771748|免责声明:见鬼，吉姆，我是个开发者，不是律师。不要将任何术语或评论解释为“法律建议”。|5771749|entityMap|0|LINK|mutability|MUTABLE|url^0|0|0|1O|0|0|15|F|0|0|0^^$0|@$1|2|3|4|5|6|7|T|8|@]|9|@]|A|$]]|$1|B|3|C|5|6|7|U|8|@]|9|@$D|V|E|W|1|X]]|A|$]]|$1|F|3|G|5|6|7|Y|8|@$D|Z|E|10|H|I]]|9|@]|A|$]]|$1|J|3|-4|5|6|7|11|8|@]|9|@]|A|$]]|$1|K|3|L|5|6|7|12|8|@]|9|@]|A|$]]|$1|M|3|-4|5|6|7|13|8|@]|9|@]|A|$]]]|N|$O|$5|P|Q|R|A|$S|C]]]]

The GNU project answers this question directly:

<a href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-for-freedom.html" rel="noreferrer">http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-for-freedom.html</a>

The essential difference, slightly oversimplified, is that Free Software generally requires that, if you modify and/or incorporate it into another body of work, the entire result must also be distributed as Free Software, and you are forbidden to further restrict the ability of any "downstream" users from modifying, using, or redistributing the software with the same rights that were given to you.

<hr>

Disclaimer: Dammit, Jim, I'm a developer, not a lawyer. Don't construe any terms or comments as "legal advice."

blocks|key|1739587|text|这很容易理解。|type|unstyled|depth|inlineStyleRanges|entityRanges|data|1739588|在这个意义上的免费源代码:这是适用于自由法律的自由，一旦你修改它，也应该与世界分享相同的法律！它的代码，如果有的话，也可以是我们所有人！|1739589|开源:我们可以看到我们日常使用的实际应用程序，但不能使用它，因为它是我们的，这意味着我们不能修改它的代码，因为它是分销商的版权！|1739590|有关更多信息，请访问："Difference+between+free+and+open+source"|offset|length|1739591|entityMap|0|LINK|mutability|MUTABLE|url|http://www.javastudychannel.com/forum/2126-What-difference-between-free-source-open-source.aspx^0|0|0|0|B|15|0|0^^$0|@$1|2|3|4|5|6|7|R|8|@]|9|@]|A|$]]|$1|B|3|C|5|6|7|S|8|@]|9|@]|A|$]]|$1|D|3|E|5|6|7|T|8|@]|9|@]|A|$]]|$1|F|3|G|5|6|7|U|8|@]|9|@$H|V|I|W|1|X]]|A|$]]|$1|J|3|-4|5|6|7|Y|8|@]|9|@]|A|$]]]|K|$L|$5|M|N|O|A|$P|Q]]]]

It is pretty simple to understand.

Free source in the sense: Which is free with free laws applicable once you modify it also should also be shared to world with same laws! And its code if any can also be all of us!

Open source in the sense: We can see the actual application for our daily usage, but cannot use it as it is ours means that we cannot modify its code since it is copyrighted to the distributor!

For more info: <a href="http://www.javastudychannel.com/forum/2126-What-difference-between-free-source-open-source.aspx" rel="nofollow">"Difference between free and open source"</a>

blocks|key|4355075|text|免费软件只是一个小软件，它们是免费的，但它们的代码不是accessible.It，可以不受限制地下载，使用，复制。|type|unstyled|depth|inlineStyleRanges|entityRanges|data|4355076|共享软件只是一个演示版的完整软件，由小型软件公司开发，而修改和其他易用性则取决于开发的group.Here终端用户的依赖性更多。|4355077|开源软件是指通常由大型厂商开发的软件，这些软件可以重新发布、使用和修改，而不需要用户完全访问软件的任何restrictions.Here代码，以便将来对大型软件进行修改和制作。|4355078|entityMap^0|0|0|0^^$0|@$1|2|3|4|5|6|7|H|8|@]|9|@]|A|$]]|$1|B|3|C|5|6|7|I|8|@]|9|@]|A|$]]|$1|D|3|E|5|6|7|J|8|@]|9|@]|A|$]]|$1|F|3|-4|5|6|7|K|8|@]|9|@]|A|$]]]|G|$]]

Freeware software is just small software which are free but their codes are not accessible.It can be downloaded ,used ,copied without restrictions.

Shareware software are just a demo version of the full software developed by small software company and the modification and other usability lies with the development group.Here end user dependencies is more.

Open source software are just software developed often by large vendors which are re distribuable ,used and modifiable with out any restrictions.Here codes of the software are fully accessed by the user for future modification and making of large software.

blocks|key|2243032|text|免费意味着用户可以自由地运行、复制、学习、分发、更改和改进软件。而开源不同于此。|type|unstyled|depth|inlineStyleRanges|entityRanges|data|2243033|entityMap^0|0^^$0|@$1|2|3|4|5|6|7|D|8|@]|9|@]|A|$]]|$1|B|3|-4|5|6|7|E|8|@]|9|@]|A|$]]]|C|$]]

Free means the user has freedom to run,copy, study,distribute,change and improve the software. And the open source is different to that.

For quite a while, I thought that Free Software was Open Source Software. I've found out that this view is incorrect, and that Open Source Software is not necessarily Free Software. I honestly can't see any differences.

What am I missing here? What are the distinguishing traits of both parties?

The difference between Free Software and Open Source Software

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