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Free as in beer, not free as in freedom.
by giftedmunchkin 14y ago
Free as in beer, not free as in freedom.
- dllthomas 14y agoFree as in beer if you've paid for the glass.
- giftedmunchkin 14y agoBetween the Kindle cloud reader, the mobile apps, and the desktop apps, the glass is free. I'm not saying I like DRM - I don't, I find it a huge pain in the ass, and I took care of it as soon as I downloaded the book - but you're misrepresenting the situation for the benefit of your argument.
- jakejake 14y agoI'd say it's almost a textbook (no pun intended) example of "free as in beer" but not "free as in freedom" as Stallman defines it. Unlike Stallman, though, I cannot resist the temptation of free beer.