Posted 06/03/2007 at 03:44:38am

From the summary on the first page: “In the first installment of our new Maximum Linux blog, open-source geek Robert Strohmeyer heralds our freeware future”. Such references to Freeware appear throughout the article too.
Come on, any real self professed “open-source geek” worth his salt knows that "open-source" software is distinctly different from *Freeware*!
Freeware is made available free of charge but still is closed source software, the original author retains all copyrights and control of it and you have no freedom to modify or distribute a freeware program (however some freeware programs can be distributed under a limited set of terms).
Open source software is different. It is freely available including source code, which enables you to modify the program how you would like. Not only this, but open source software typically allows unrestricted distribution of such software (including selling and making a profit). The only restrictions typically found in open source software licenses are only those that prevent you from limiting other people’s freedom over the software too.
A good write up can be found on the following URL:
http://www.bellevuelinux.org/freeware.html