[mythtvnz] freeware vs open source (was USB remote receiver)

[Alan Walls]

> I'd be happy if the web page said "open source" instead of "freeware".
> That would be clear enough. The term "open source" is reasonably well
> recognised now.

Good point, that would be better.  I suspect my mother would still read
"free" when she saw "open source".

> 
> Additional point - before I sent my message I checked the lirc license
> (in case I made a dick of myself by getting it wrong). It equally
> annoys me to have to download the source code to check the license (I
> am not on a linux machine to check an installed version).
> 
> According to google the word "license" appears only once on the
> lirc.org site (and not in relation to lirc itself), the term "GPL"
> appears only once (and in relation to xine not lirc) and for good
> measure the word "licence" does not appear at all.
> 

I assume you are complaining about lirc.org and not the home-electro web
site.