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I have never understood why it was not called "Liberty Software" since the beginning. The confusion disappears, liberty exists in English as a sibling to "libre
by iib 4y ago
I have never understood why it was not called "Liberty Software" since the beginning. The confusion disappears, liberty exists in English as a sibling to "libre" from Spanish and French and everybody in the United States, where the term originally comes from, and the rest of the English-speaking world understands what it means. As for the grammar argument, you can--sort of--force `Liberty` to be an adjective (think "Liberty City").
- darksaints 4y agoIMO, Liberty Software sounds like a company or a brand, but free/libre are philosophical concepts. I think it's important that free/libre software be noted for it's philosophy, not it's affiliation to a specific organization.