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Go is both free as in freedom _and_ free as in beer. Binaries and source are available for use or modification to anybody, free of charge. No ads either.

• LanceH 7y ago
  Go is free as in freedom and paid for by someone else.
  • eddieh 7y ago
    Specifically paid for by Google which, as far as I'm concerned, is the definition of ad supported.
    • rcoveson 7y ago
      Clever, but beside the point. "Content isn't free" is still not a reason to plead that others "consume the ads." Google doesn't offer Go on the _condition_ that you consume ads, nor does this podcast or interview offer itself to the Internet on the condition that you don't skip the first two minutes of it. If you're somebody who is opposed to the practice of advertising in general, by all means, skip it. Nobody should tell you not to.