> I don't think that is the reality at all, unfortunately.
If someone describes something as "free software" and it doesn't satisfy the FSF's definition of the term, I'd regard them as dishonest. Ditto with "open source".
> The terms are used interchangably all the time.
For practical purposes, I think FSD == OSD.
> The same seems to be happening with OS and FS as philosophies in that most? people seem to see them as the same thing.
Well they are. The software stack I'm using to write this with includes Linux/X/Gnome/Firefox, all of which are both free software and open source.
If someone describes something as "free software" and it doesn't satisfy the FSF's definition of the term, I'd regard them as dishonest. Ditto with "open source".
> The terms are used interchangably all the time.
For practical purposes, I think FSD == OSD.
> The same seems to be happening with OS and FS as philosophies in that most? people seem to see them as the same thing.
Well they are. The software stack I'm using to write this with includes Linux/X/Gnome/Firefox, all of which are both free software and open source.