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Re: Open source - Free software


From: Alexander Terekhov
Subject: Re: Open source - Free software
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 22:45:03 +0200

"Alfred M. Szmidt" wrote:
> 
>    > But "freeware" and "free software" are as different as "marriage"
>    > and "marred triage".
> 
>    Yup. Freeware and "free software" are different concepts. A program
>    can be one, both or neither.
> 
> No, freeware simply means a non-free program that can be distributed

Hey mentally challenged, see <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeware>.

Note that Red Hat's hack of "freedom 0" by means of mandatory per 
"installed system" service fees (plus audits and eventual damages for 
underreporting) was blessed by the FSF (according to RHAT's 10-Q 
filings). 

regards,
alexander.

P.S. Gack, bad day for RHAT: -23.21%.


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