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Libre doesn't have a meaning at all, in English, so you'll have to explain that as well. In other languages that I know there is no such problem because the two
by klez 7y ago
Libre doesn't have a meaning at all, in English, so you'll have to explain that as well. In other languages that I know there is no such problem because the two meanings of "free" are clearly disambiguated by two different words.
- ttsda 7y agoThe point is: with 'free', people might think they know what it means (it doesn't cost any money), 'libre' is context-specific.
- benj111 7y agoI don't have my OED to hand to check, I'd be surprised if it wasn't in there though. I had come across the word prior to my introduction to free software, I'd come across gratis also.
- klez 7y agoNot that it disproves you, but the only reference I could find in the online version is "vers libre", meaning "free verse", of course. I don't have a paper version to check, and I'm not a native speaker, so I'll have to trust you on this one :)
- chrisseaton 7y agoIn English 'libre' does mean free, but it means free as in 'free will'. It's not the same meaning as 'libre' in other languages. So it is confusing. https://www.oed.com/viewdictionaryentry/Entry/107929 https://www.oed.com/viewdictionaryentry/Entry/107929