Z:gnu-www-ja-open-source-misses-the-point--95d92a-Open source supporters try to/en

Open source supporters try to deal with this by pointing to their official definition, but that corrective approach is less effective for them than it is for us. The term &ldquo;free software&rdquo; has two natural meanings, one of which is the intended meaning, so a person who has grasped the idea of &ldquo;free speech, not free beer&rdquo; will not get it wrong again. But the term &ldquo;open source&rdquo; has only one natural meaning, which is different from the meaning its supporters intend. So there is no succinct way to explain and justify its official definition. That makes for worse confusion.