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Re:BrewDog’s open-source revolution is at the vanguard of po... by masklinn on Thursday March 03, 2016 @06:10AM (#11216139)
> I guess it really is free-as-in-beer!

Except free-as-in-beer specifically meant you didn't have to pay for the end-product (gratis) but had no rights or idea on the IP, by opposition to free-as-in-freedom (libre) which you may have to pay for but could then use as you wished.

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Re:BrewDog’s open-source revolution is at the vanguard of po... by dkersten on Thursday March 03, 2016 @07:15AM (#11216348)
Its open source beer. I still have to compile it myself if I want it for free. Or I can pay a vendor (BrewDog) to do it for me.

I choose to pay the vendor because I'm lazy and like their SLA.

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Re:BrewDog’s open-source revolution is at the vanguard of po... by masklinn on Thursday March 03, 2016 @07:21AM (#11216372)
Right, so it's beer which specifically isn't free-as-in-beer.
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Re:BrewDog’s open-source revolution is at the vanguard of po... by dkersten on Thursday March 03, 2016 @07:39AM (#11216448)
Yes.

But don't let that ruin a good open-source vs free-software debate...

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Re:BrewDog’s open-source revolution is at the vanguard of po... by Tar90 on Thursday March 03, 2016 @06:32AM (#11216201)
He made a joke.
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Re:BrewDog’s open-source revolution is at the vanguard of po... by stdbrouw on Thursday March 03, 2016 @07:14AM (#11216345)
Jokes that rely on things meaning the opposite of what they do are generally not that funny.
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