It wasn't created as a reaction to free software, it was created as a way to differentiate from free software, starting with Netscape navigator. But there's the open source initiative, which somehow I wasn't aware of: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Source_Initiative
> It wasn't created as a reaction to free software, it was created as a way to differentiate from free software
I wanted to correct your statement without getting into an argument. I view an attempt to differentiate as a type of reaction.
If I'm being pedantic saying that it was a reaction to Netscape releasing under a license that didn't jive with the FSF, then your initial comment was also pedantic :P