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> "Free as in speech, not free as in beer." As I understand it, if you have the first, the second follows from it. So it's effectively the same.
by cocodill 7d ago
> "Free as in speech, not free as in beer."
As I understand it, if you have the first, the second follows from it. So it's effectively the same.
- mrob 7d agoNot the same at all. Free as in beer means you get nothing. Free as in speech allows you to get as much money as you can using a threshold pledge system. This isn't just theoretical: the famous 3D modelling software Blender was released this way, becoming Free Software only after a €100,000 payment.
- cocodill 7d agoSorry, I phrased it badly. I meant that in practice free-as-in-speech implies free-as-in-beer for copies: once anyone can redistribute the code.