[Open-graphics] Discussions with Richard Stallman

[Jack Carroll]

On Mon, Jan 08, 2007 at 10:48:44AM +0100, Roger Luethi wrote:
> On Sun, 07 Jan 2007 19:54:23 -0500, Timothy Miller wrote:
> > I wonder if RMS has any objection to the term "Open Standard".
> > Perhaps, in a bit if a retcon, we could say that in "Open Graphics
> > Project," we are referring to the fact that we are creating an open
> > standard.
> 
> In software, open and free essentially mean the same thing (despite their
> philosophical differences). In other areas, open has become virtually
> meaningless.
> 
> "Open standard" is frequently used to refer to RAND licensing. According to
> some, it's open as long as the discrimination is only against those who
> can't afford the membership/license fees.


	Possibly "Libre standard" or "Frei standard" would be worth defining
as a term, then.  It would mean a standard which can be freely viewed and
implemented by anyone without paying a royalty, and whose creation and
maintenance is open to public participation without special privilege or
fee.  The bazaar, instead of the cathedral.