The term 'open source' was adopted in 1999 because many felt that Richard Stallman’s term 'free software' inaptly emphasized 'free of cost' as the principal value of the software.

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  What Is Open Source Software? - IBM

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• What Is Open Source Software? - IBM www.ibm.com IBM via serper

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• free software concept
• Richard Stallman entity