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If Richard Stallman, has changed the name of "Free Software Foundation" to "Software Freedom Foundation", He could have saved 2 years of his lifetime, not havin
by sathishmanohar 15y ago
If Richard Stallman, has changed the name of "Free Software Foundation" to "Software Freedom Foundation", He could have saved 2 years of his lifetime, not having to explain "free as in freedom, not free as in beer".
- mwk 15y agoFirst constructive comment I read.
- tikhonj 15y agoThe issue isn't so much with the Foundation as with "Free Software" in general. It wouldn't make sense to call Firefox a "Software Freedom" project, but calling it "Free Software" does makes sense (just in too many ways at the same time).
- calcnerd256 15y ago"The Software Freedom Foundation encourages (and participates in) the creation of Liberated Software"
- skeptical 15y agoOn the flip side,a mantra is a very powerful marketing trick.