Re:Schools Should Exclusively Use Free Software (2014)
by gr2zr4 on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @10:17AM
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Free as in freedom and not as in free beer
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Re:Schools Should Exclusively Use Free Software (2014)
by Edman274 on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @11:40AM
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Have you heard the expression "Freedom isn't free"? People aren't saying "Liberty isn't liberty", they're saying "Liberty isn't free of charge." Similarly, this person is saying "Libre software isn't free of charge." You're not informing them of something they didn't know.
Re:Schools Should Exclusively Use Free Software (2014)
by lovelyviking on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @10:37AM
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Any idea why not to use 'freedom' term instead of 'free' and explaining it again and again.
Freedom Software Foundation
Freedom software etc ...
What prevents renaming?
Re:Schools Should Exclusively Use Free Software (2014)
by bregma on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @11:38AM
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The word 'freedom' is itself highly politically charged in a certain very influential country. It has various context-dependent nuances best left undisturbed outside of targeted party-political discourse.
Re:Schools Should Exclusively Use Free Software (2014)
by Qwertious on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @04:50AM
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When we talk about free software, we're already explicitly invoking "free as in freedom" though. If you want to avoid the " freedom" rhetoric then you should talk about open-source instead.
Re:Schools Should Exclusively Use Free Software (2014)
by Qwertious on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @04:51AM
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I prefer "freedom-respecting software" myself. It parses better.
Re:Schools Should Exclusively Use Free Software (2014)
by freedomben on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @10:52AM
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Just speaking for myself, the bad grammar of "freedom software" kills it right away for me :-)