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Libre. Usually used to denote that we mean freedom not zero-cost when saying “free”
by weikju 5y ago
Libre. Usually used to denote that we mean freedom not zero-cost when saying “free”
- Proven 5y ago
- xwolfi 5y agoIt's French or Spanish for free, because in our languages we split the concept of free beer and free speech into two words. Gratuituous could be used for free of charge since it's what we used in latin languages (which I suppose is the same root as gracious - at least in formal french we replace gratuit with gracieux to mean the same thing). So I wonder if English, tired of borrowing a strange word, will use gracious or gratuitous some day to denote free of charge ! That would maybe avoid all these questions of what libre means !
- bitbckt 5y agoWe (English speakers) frequently use gratis for free-as-in-beer.
- kergonath 5y agoTrue, but “free” can always have that meaning as well, making it always ambiguous.
- mdpye 5y agoAs the sibling says, we do use gratis as a loan. Gracious already means "with grace" (of manners or motions), and gratuitous "excessive" (as in violence)...
- i67vw3 5y agoI use Libre to indicate “freedom” based software, while FOSS for “free” software. I rarely use FLOSS as, floss is a known word for flossing teeth and for the dance move. Libre just sounds cool compared to floss.