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What is the difference between free as in beer and free as in speech?
- yetihehe 3y agoOther languages have other problems. In Polish, free as in beer is "darmowe", free as in speech is "wolne", which can also mean "slow".
- houl 3y agoAnd: how come there is free beer, but no such thing as free lunch?
- DANmode 3y agoCount your blessings you're not being offered free lunch.
- eviks 3y agoAnd a follow-up: why do such confusing phrases persist instead of being replaced with something clear?
- el_oni 3y agoLike instead of the "free software movement" the "software freedom movement"
- landgenoot 3y agoComplimentary software
- mc32 3y agoI think it's an alright analogy. Beer isn't normally free of charge, and typically has age restrictions. Freedom of speech per the US constitution, with special exceptions, congress shall make no law... abridging... I.. it cannot be regulated; it's yours and the government can't dictate the terms.
- NoZebra120vClip 3y agoThey were popularized in academia: political activism on weekdays, keggers on the weekends.
- ametrau 3y agoA committee voted on it.
- houl 3y agoAnd: how come the truth is paywalled, but the lies are free?
- Cheer2171 3y agoThe lies are subsidized by those with a financial interest in the public believing those lies.
- hn_acker 3y agoBy truth are you referring to scientific articles? I'm not disputing how true or not true scientific articles are. I'm just unclear about what kind of information you were referring to.
- cqqxo4zV46cp 3y agoIs this a political rally now?
- antwerp1 3y agoSounds like something Louis Carroll might have had fun with