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Re:Why Open Source Misses the Point of Free Software (2016) by greyman on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @10:41AM (#17238055)
> Of course people may try and use "Free Software" to mean "software that has no price", but people apply labels and terms wrong all the time, that doesn't make them right.

Yes, but why do you think it is "wrong"? :-) Because it is the same opinion as RMS holds? It is only a matter of definition, IMHO.

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Re:Why Open Source Misses the Point of Free Software (2016) by diffeomorphism on Tuesday June 05, 2018 @11:29AM (#17238595)
Because English is a bad language?

"Liberty software is software that has no price" is obviously wrong. Just like "free speech" does not mean radios have to broadcast whatever you say at no cost.

> It is only a matter of definition, IMHO.

Language may change over time, but if you want to use "free speech" to mean "speech that has no price" I would certainly tell you that you are using the term wrong.

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