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Free Energy, "free" As In Beer
Talkback Lots of free energy out there in space. Bloody good point. However, the infrastructure investment and operation costs are, well, astronomical.
[June 2, 2007, 2:21]
Open Source Projects: Why It Pays To Keep Quiet
Talkback The phrase among the Open Source supporters is, "Free as in beer, free as in speech". Open Source software is free as in beer, in that you can get the program without paying for a licence. "One side people say it is free.what kind of free?
[November 26, 2005, 13:14]
Twenty Years Of Free Software: What Now?
Talkback 'Free' as in 'freedom', not 'beer'. Free' in 'free software' means 'free as in freedom', not 'free as in beer'. You are allowed to sell 'free' software for a fee. You've entirely missed the point. That means you have the freedom to look at it and...
[January 9, 2004, 9:43]
Cliff Top Driving
Talkback The "Free" in Free software is as in "Free Speach" as well as "Free Beer", but the only thing that's free (beer) is the software source code itself. I run a small company that deals with other small companies and helps them run their own computer...
[March 8, 2007, 17:09]
Rupert Goodwins: Free Software And Fundamentalism
News It doesn't exclude the sale of free software -- the old mantra "think free speech, not free beer" makes this explicit -- but does impose the requirement that programs derived from free software must themselves be free, if the programmer chooses to...
[July 10, 2001, 16:49]
Sun 'distorts' Definition Of Free Software
Talkback I'm afraid, when it comes to understanding most people's motivations, I have to side with the Free Beer camp. When "free" software doesn't do the job, isn't reliable, etc. Similarly, when "free" software does do the job reliably, people are very...
[July 2, 2005, 18:26]
BSA Targets Small Businesses With SAM Site
Talkback They are not free in either the sense of freedom or free-beer. The BSA "free" tools are a bit of trap. The ONLY free tools are Open Source products that follow established Free and Open source license definitions.
[December 15, 2003, 10:45]
Microsoft: Office '10 Years Ahead' Of OpenOffice
Talkback The best thing is its free as in free speech and free as in free beer. Open office is really good. It may lack some features found in M$ Office but I am sure it will catch up. Finally, I can work on a office suite that does not save my file in...
[March 17, 2006, 0:13]
OpenBSD Founder Makes Funding Plea
Talkback Opensource projects have used the "free as in free beer" weapon to get exposure. Opensource free distribution. Close the ftp mirror and develop paying distribution channels. At some point, the door has got to be closed.
[March 23, 2006, 11:09]
Symantec's Self Serving Warnings
Talkback Nigel, it's free as in 'free speech', not free as in 'free beer'. The 'free' software that MS provides has a long line, a large hook and an even bigger sinker. You better not touch it, even with a 10 foot pole.
[March 23, 2005, 8:21]
Sun 'distorts' Definition Of Free Software
Talkback If you value FOSS for being free (as in beer), that doesn't mean everyone else does. The majority of people who run FOSS do so for its beuaty in Freedom, Reliability, Robustness, Liberty from lock downs, and just for a little bonus of being free.
[July 2, 2005, 15:41]
Sun 'distorts' Definition Of Free Software
Talkback Sun's president Jonathan Schwartz's comments about understanding free software as free as in beer instead of free as in speech underlines what he wish it were, and indeed, not what is actually happens to be.
[July 2, 2005, 11:24]
Software Freedom Day Struggling In Europe
Talkback Not necessarily "Free" as in "Beer". "Free" as in "Speech", "Free" as in "Freedom". Always the same lack of understanding. Could it be willful?
[September 9, 2005, 8:43]
Twenty Years Of Free Software: What Now?
Talkback Free' in 'free software' means 'free as in freedom', not 'free as in beer'. You are allowed to sell 'free' software for a fee. They wouldn't, and the free/open source market cannot compete with the production values of the professional games market.
[January 12, 2004, 10:08]
Sun 'distorts' Definition Of Free Software
Talkback Many people who use FOSS may indeed do so only because it's "free as in beer. And the people who *do* write FOSS *do* care about "free as in speech. Thus, while FOSS users may not care very much (if at all) about the issues this article addresses...
[July 2, 2005, 19:49]
Microsoft Wins Latest Round In OpenDocument Battle
Talkback Now that it seems to be clear for some people that Office Open XML could be considered as a standard, "freely" and without the "risk to be sued".when would we see a free (as in beer) software (opposed to OOo) that would process with this MS Stuff?
[December 14, 2005, 8:51]
IPint
Downloads You must have iTunes installed in order to open the link, and you must have an active iTunes account to download the application.iPint is a free beer-based game for the iPhone or iPod Touch that lets you play a mini-game and drink a virtual pint...
[July 24, 2008, 2:08]
Ubuntu Edgy Eft Knot 3 On VMWare Server
White Papers This paper covers testing the newest Ubuntu 6.10 Edgy Eft Knot 3 on Windows XP using free (as in beer) virtualization. More and more people are turning to virtualization these days. One of the main reasons is in order to test pre-release, beta, or...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
10 Internet Threats Your Users Should Ignore
White Papers Claims that are either too dire (the Death Ray causes home computers to 'explode in a hellish blast of glass fragments and flames') or too good (Miller Brewing is giving away free beer) to be trueThis download is also available as an article.
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Sun 'distorts' Definition Of Free Software
Talkback I also understand the realities of the world, and the importance to "the average Joe" of the "free as in beer" aspect. I wrote my comment in the context of the article, which specifically revolves around the quote "if you want to reach the broadest...
[July 2, 2005, 21:55]
