> just learned now that it's supposed to be loaned from French
Is it? According to https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.en.html
‘We sometimes call it “libre software,” borrowing the French or Spanish word for “free” as in freedom’
Re:Blender Is Free Software
by MagicPropmaker on Sunday June 09, 2019 @10:30AM
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Exactly. The "French Way" thing is an affect that's frequently mocked on other forums, see https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/le
In fact, just learned now that it's supposed to be loaned from French, I had always assumed it to be from Spanish (I'm biased because I'm Spanish).