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Re:Lessons from last week’s cyberattack by pjmlp on Monday May 15, 2017 @04:06AM (#14339938)
Free software is software that doesn't cost any money, hence it is free.
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Re:Lessons from last week’s cyberattack by Karellen on Monday May 15, 2017 @12:27PM (#14342850)
You're confusing free software[0] with freeware[1]

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeware

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Re:Lessons from last week’s cyberattack by lucb1e on Monday May 15, 2017 @04:29AM (#14340028)
Although it is often the case that free software (or libre software, or whatever you want to call it) is available at no cost, the term "free software" generally does not refer to the price but to the given freedoms.
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