OpenSource software isn't free. It costs people's time to develop and maintain. Calling it 'free' devalues the projects and their maintainers by giving the impression their time isn't worth anything.
We as the OpenSource community need to start moving towards a more sustainable approach to OpenSource development. First step: Stop calling it free.
Oh god this is the same argument rolled out by opponents of socialised healthcare. If it's free then you are forcing the doctor to work for no pay!
Stop splitting hairs over the meaning of 'free' in this context. It is free to the end user, it is not free to the developer or maintainer.
I make christmas hampers for the poor, I call them free hampers. Of course they are not free, but to the end user they are.
And no, people are not going to start using the word libre, it is not an English word and it is not used widely enough outside of computing and it will probably not catch on.
/endrant
I feel like calling Free software 'open source' devalues the project and their maintainers by giving the impression their work can be exploited for non-Free software.
Yes, I agree, open source software isn't free. Anyone can take it, close it off and steal the fruits of my work to do whatever with it. Calling it "free" devalues the projects and their maintainers by giving the impression they'd rather use a questionable license model than create software for humanity.
We as the free software community need to show people who call it open source the door and have them escort out by security so they stop ruining the whole affair.
...what was that money thing you where rambling about?
We as the OpenSource community need to start moving towards a more sustainable approach to OpenSource development. First step: Stop calling it free.