Today there was an article about how the US Department of Defense (that’s the military) is sometimes afraid to use “Open Source” software which is what some people call Linux:
They say that some military types do not like the word “open” because it sounds insecure and dangerous. So I replied that maybe we should be using the phrase “Free Software” to describe what Linux is which was the original term for it until maybe 7 years ago when a guy named Eric Raymond made the phrase “Open Source” popular. Many people really liked my comment and gave it a very high score. Many people have replied to it. But the best reply so far is this one:
He talks about Free Software, freedom, the Cold War, communism, etc. Very interesting discussion and ideas.