I&#x27;m not sure you understand the meaning of the term &quot;free software&quot;. The &quot;free&quot; refers to freedom, not price[1]. Terms like &quot;opening the code&quot; don&#x27;t actually describe what the status of your software in terms of its freedom are (am I allowed to redistribute it or modify it or even run it for any purpose?).<p>And besides, I wasn&#x27;t agreeing that it&#x27;s a justifiable position, I was trying to highlight the confusion that arises when you use a term like &quot;open source&quot; (which doesn&#x27;t have any moral backing, so &quot;opening&quot; the code may or may not make the software &quot;open source&quot;).<p>[1]: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.gnu.org&#x2F;philosophy&#x2F;free-sw.en.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.gnu.org&#x2F;philosophy&#x2F;free-sw.en.html</a>