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&ldquo;Free software.&rdquo; &ldquo;Open source.&rdquo; If it's the same software (or nearly so), does it matter which name you use? Yes, because different words convey different ideas. While a free program by any other name would give you the same freedom today, establishing freedom in a lasting way depends above all on teaching people to value freedom. If you want to help do this, it is essential to speak of &ldquo;free software.&rdquo;