Please add spaces between words: Thisterminologydebatereflectsunderlyingphilosophicaldifferences,butthepracticalrequirementsplacedonsoftwarelicenses,andthediscussionintherestofthispage,areessentiallythesameforbothFreeSoftwareandOpenSourceSoftware.
This terminology debate reflects underlying philosophical differences, but the practical requirements placed on software licenses, and the discussion in the rest of this page, are essentially the same for both Free Software and Open Source Software.