Le nonidi 9 vendémiaire, an CCXXIV, Doug a écrit : > Therefore, the example given above is incorrect: all free software is NOT > open source: Firefox and Thunderbird are prime examples of free software > which is not open source that probably most users of Linux are using today. > They[re _free_ becasue you didn't have to pay for it. simple as that. As was pointed to you already, you are wrong on this. > This whole (OT) discussion perverts the meaning of the word "free."* > In common usage, the word "free" means you do not have to pay money for it. > * The American Heritage Dictionary shows "free" first in regard to > slavery, or arrest, etc. It goes on to discuss politics and free vs. > dictatorship. It eventually gets to "costing nothing; gratuitous: > _a free pass." So basically, you are contradicting yourself in the very same post, since you affirm that there is a single meaning, and then quote a dictionary that proves there are several meanings. > All of these are certainly in common usage, but the idea of "free" > applying to software that one may share seems to be unique to some Linux > users. You may want to read a little bit to avoid appearing completely clueless on this list: https://www.debian.org/intro/free You may notice that some people in this discussion have carefully put capitals to "Free Software", and even used Libre (from Latin ascent through Spanish and French) instead. Regards, -- Nicolas George
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