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Yelling at clouds doesn't make them go away. The word "free" meaning "no cost" has been around a lot longer than GNU has. Re-defining what "free" means is an u
by astrodust 11y ago
Yelling at clouds doesn't make them go away. The word "free" meaning "no cost" has been around a lot longer than GNU has.
Re-defining what "free" means is an uphill battle, and not everyone agrees with this effort.
- tajen 11y agoOn a cultural note, it's fun to be aware that GNU doesn't mean the software must be costless. It's perfectly valid to sell an OSS for a fee, but you are required to provide the source code and your customer is free to sell/share it again. It's even written on the FSF's FAQ. I guess if you make something sufficiently "trade secret", your customer won't share it with the rest of the world.