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Free as in puppy Edit: The title of the post originally started with "If code is free,"

• ludicity 8mo ago
  This was funny enough that I checked out your blog and it absolutely rules.
  • slopinthebag 8mo ago
    I was gonna make a joke about this being their second account but I checked it out and you're right lol.
• tokenless 8mo ago
  As a puppy owner and lover of "Free as in speech" etc. phrases. I applaud!
• dbreunig 8mo ago
  I keep saying this, it’s my new favorite metaphor.
• sebmellen 8mo ago
  Best HN comment in a long time
• catgirlinspace 8mo ago
  what exactly does this mean (i am a puppy and don’t understand…)
  • slopinthebag 8mo ago
    same thing free as it cat means (i am a cat, meow) it just means that it might be free for my owner to adopt me, but it sure as hell aint free for them to spoil me
    • catgirlinspace 8mo ago
      hi kitty Σ:3 that makes sense, ty
  • 3eb7988a1663 8mo ago
    It is the contrast of "free as in beer". Beer has no ongoing commitments, unlike a puppy.
• doubled112 8mo ago
  Is that similar to a free older German car?
  • CamperBob2 8mo ago
    I always heard it phrased as "Free as in herpes."
    • doubled112 8mo ago
      I thought that herpes was “the gift that keeps on giving”.
• forrestthewoods 8mo ago
  Amazing
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