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It's not circular because "freedom" can't really be used to refer to price (e.g. "freedom of beer"), so it actually disambiguates. I wouldn't personally default
by flomble 8y ago
It's not circular because "freedom" can't really be used to refer to price (e.g. "freedom of beer"), so it actually disambiguates. I wouldn't personally default to assuming a political motivation for the wording in this case.
- DonHopkins 8y agoSure it can be used to referred to price: "freedom of cost", thus "free as in beer" -vs- "free as in speech", a common expression you may have heard before, if you are aware of the Free Software Foundation. https://jamesdixon.wordpress.com/2008/06/04/what-does-free-as-in-beer-mean-what-does-free-as-in-speech-mean/ https://jamesdixon.wordpress.com/2008/06/04/what-does-free-a... It's not that it demonstrates a political motivation, just an ignorance of the actual free software culture they're trying to associate themselves with. It's like saying "Make America USA Again". Tautologically circular, close, but no cigar.