In terms of installation I dont see the big technical difference. The message should be that openSUSE cares for users privacy and freedom by offering only free software by default. But giving him as well the option to use his freedom to add non-free software, e.g. video codecs.
As an user and occasional contributor I would like to point out that "free" is a very loaded and ambiguous term for end-users. Most of them are not aware of the multiple facets of "free software" and would IMO find it confusing to be asked to whether they want to install "non-free" packages. I think that most of them would associate "free" with the obligation to pay for something, not with licenses.
Something that is not solved by the constant usage of "open source" by the community. *sigh*
I would caution against a change in the UI which can lead to confusion amongst our users.
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