No, the intention of &quot;open source&quot; was to have a synonym for &quot;free software&quot;.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;jordi.inversethought.com&#x2F;blog&#x2F;5-things-we-have-forgotten-about-open-source&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;jordi.inversethought.com&#x2F;blog&#x2F;5-things-we-have-forgot...</a><p>They mean the same thing in the same way that &quot;digital rights management&quot; and &quot;digital restrictions management&quot; means the same thing: they refer to the same thing, but give a different slant to refer to the same thing.