Ben Laurie writes:
 > The strong impression I am left with is that "Open Source" is a
 > marketing concept, an almost meaningless brand,

Ben, if you see misuse of the mark, send mail to mark-misuse@opensource.org.

 > whereas free software is something real.

Free software *is* real.  It has been validated by Microsoft, which
distributes free software.  You know, Internet Explorer.

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