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Re:Words to Avoid (or Use with Care) Because They Are Loaded... by Flimm on Thursday December 22, 2016 @02:44PM (#13239757)
The very confusing term "free software" isn't on this list, and that fact speaks volumes.
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Re:Words to Avoid (or Use with Care) Because They Are Loaded... by smu3l on Thursday December 22, 2016 @03:07PM (#13239952)
There's a whole page[1] dedicated to defining "free software" in the same Philosophy section. Of course that page also defines the "copyleft" pun which is loaded and confusing on its own.

[1] https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html

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