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> Who gets to decide the definition? The FSF. Their definition of Free Software is the accepted one. The blog post links to it. > I would argue "free for non-
by MaxBarraclough 5y ago
> Who gets to decide the definition?
The FSF. Their definition of Free Software is the accepted one. The blog post links to it.
> I would argue "free for non-commercial use" licenses _are_ inherently free as in speech, but not beer
No, when software is free as in beer, that's used to mean that it can be obtained free of charge.
Software whose licence prohibits commercial use is by definition not Free Software, following the FSF definition, as this violates Freedom 0.
- hgs3 5y ago> The FSF. Their definition of Free Software is the accepted one. Anyone can create their own organization with their own list of violations. I happen to be in agreement with the FSF on most points, but not with regards to non-commercial licenses.