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In English, when describing software you say "open source" to refer to software that's source code has been made available under a license.

"Free software" refers to 'truly free' software that can be used and modified freely.

Normally, I would say "software libre", but that doesn't really seem to capture the full concept. How would a native speaker translate each of these terms while preserving the distinction?

{ asked by Nathan Greenstein }

ANSWER

It's pretty simple:

Open Source: "Código abierto"

Free Software: "Software libre"

There's no way to get confused.

{ answered by Randolf R-F }
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