Been thinking a lot about what comes after “free software” & “open source.” Both terms were coined when the tech industry (& the world) was a very different place. I think we’ve outgrown them.
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Open source & free software licenses were designed to correct the power imbalance that existed 30 years ago - when large companies selling proprietary software held power over their users. “Take this software for free!” the licenses said. “Fix it yourself if something breaks.”
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No, the free software licenses from thirty years ago didn't say “Take this software for free!”. The only free software license from 30 years ago is the GPLv1. Have you read it? It doesn't care about price, doesn't even include the notion of "free of charge". You are confused.
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