Sure, but there are definitions available. If you’re unfamiliar with a term, it’s not unreasonable to search “open source definition.”
“Free Software” has a similar problem in that people assume it just means freeware, when in fact it has a very specific meaning.
Anyway, this is another good reason to use the term FOSS. Most people don’t care about the difference between free and open source software, and the term is unfamiliar enough that they’ll look up the definition.
Sure, but there are definitions available. If you’re unfamiliar with a term, it’s not unreasonable to search “open source definition.”
“Free Software” has a similar problem in that people assume it just means freeware, when in fact it has a very specific meaning.
Anyway, this is another good reason to use the term FOSS. Most people don’t care about the difference between free and open source software, and the term is unfamiliar enough that they’ll look up the definition.