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"Free as in beer" means that it is something you don't have to pay for; no monetary cost; free=gratis. It does not mean whatever the article is saying and it do
by Pazzaz 6y ago
"Free as in beer" means that it is something you don't have to pay for; no monetary cost; free=gratis. It does not mean whatever the article is saying and it doesn't mean that you're expected to pay back. See Urban Dictionary[0], Wikipedia[1].
[0]: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Free%20as%20in%20Beer https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Free%20as%20...
[1]: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/free_as_in_beer https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/free_as_in_beer
- indymike 6y agoUsually a free beer has an implicit cost... for instance, buying a friend a beer later, listening to a sales pitch, etc... Truly free beer is so rare, there's another joke that goes with it: "Free beer is the best kind."