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Free as in freedom and not as in free beer

• lovelyviking 6y ago
  Any idea why not to use 'freedom' term instead of 'free' and explaining it again and again. Freedom Software Foundation Freedom software etc ... What prevents renaming?
  • freedomben 6y ago
    Just speaking for myself, the bad grammar of "freedom software" kills it right away for me :-)
  • bregma 6y ago
    The word 'freedom' is itself highly politically charged in a certain very influential country. It has various context-dependent nuances best left undisturbed outside of targeted party-political discourse.
    • Qwertious 6y ago
      When we talk about free software, we're already explicitly invoking "free as in freedom" though. If you want to avoid the " freedom" rhetoric then you should talk about open-source instead.
  • Qwertious 6y ago
    I prefer "freedom-respecting software" myself. It parses better.
• Edman274 6y ago
  Have you heard the expression "Freedom isn't free"? People aren't saying "Liberty isn't liberty", they're saying "Liberty isn't free of charge." Similarly, this person is saying "Libre software isn't free of charge." You're not informing them of something they didn't know.