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Story: Twenty years of free software: What now?
Posted by: Anonymous (Friday 9 January 2004, 10:43 AM)
'Free' as in 'freedom', not 'beer'.
You've entirely missed the point.
'Free' in 'free software' means 'free as in freedom', not 'free as in beer'. That means you have the freedom to look at it and find out how it works, and to distribute it to others for them to do the same. It is not about monetary cost. You are allowed to sell 'free' software for a fee. (But you can't prevent others from giving it away.)
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Story: Twenty years of free software: What now?
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