Subject: Re: "open source" -- new term for libre software
From: "Eric S. Raymond" <esr@snark.thyrsus.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 1998 22:38:38 -0500

Russell Nelson <nelson@crynwr.com>:
> Eric S. Raymond writes:
>  > Adam J. Richter <adam@freya.yggdrasil.com>:
>  > > 	I guarantee you that the term "open source" will be co-opted.
>  > 
>  > There's a way to address this.  Bruce is going to trademark it and 
>  > attach it to the Debian Open Source guidelines (formerly the Debian
>  > Free Software Guidelines).
> 
> What are the terms of usage going to be (see my .sig)?

Same as the existing ones.  This really is a re-labeling, not an attempt
to change the concept.
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