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"Open source" simply means the source code is available to the public. Not all software on my list is Libre.
No, it is not. Open source doesn’t just mean access to the source code.
Open source is generally understood as libre, and an OSI approved license.
I think you're thinking of source-available.
Additional reading: https://news.itsfoss.com/open-source-source-available/
Anyway, thanks for the list!
Because you can look through the source code yourself to ensure that it respects your privacy, and make changes if there is something you don't like. You don't have to trust anyone with your own computing, because you can run it yourself.
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All Libre software is open source, not all open source software is Libre.
You don't have to. I encourage you to make your own list of preferred software, and share it with the community.
Edit: Because the conversation got deleted
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