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Re: Open source - Free software


From: David Kastrup
Subject: Re: Open source - Free software
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 05:51:06 +0200
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Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> writes:

> And, in the English-speaking world, "free" is almost always (let's
> say by millions to one, at least) used, when used with a product, to
> mean "with no charge".  *VERY FEW* people use free as in freedom
> when using it to modify the name of a product or product type.

When we are talking about the sort of medium in which expressions are
subject to copyright?

Free speech, free press, free software, patent free, free arts?

-- 
David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum


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