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I always thought that "free" in the FSF and other names stood as "for free", no payment needed, did not realize it actually stood for freedom. I think it might

I always thought that "free" in the FSF and other names stood as "for free", no payment needed, did not realize it actually stood for freedom. I think it might be that other people also mistake free software with some spam foundation, since the more common association of "free software" comes from spam malware filled websites offering "registry cleaners".

yesbabyyes 13y ago
This unfortunate dual meaning of "free" in English is the reason for Richard Stallman saying: > To understand the concept, you should think of "free" as in "free speech," not as in "free beer". http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
tsm 13y ago
And this all could have been avoided if they were known as the Software Freedom Foundation...