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Re:Schools Should Exclusively Use Free Software (2014) by lovelyviking on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @10:37AM (#24481666)
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?
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Re:Schools Should Exclusively Use Free Software (2014) by bregma on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @11:38AM (#24482472)
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.
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Re:Schools Should Exclusively Use Free Software (2014) by Qwertious on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @04:50AM (#24490792)
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.
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Re:Schools Should Exclusively Use Free Software (2014) by Qwertious on Wednesday September 16, 2020 @04:51AM (#24490795)
I prefer "freedom-respecting software" myself. It parses better.
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Re:Schools Should Exclusively Use Free Software (2014) by freedomben on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @10:52AM (#24481846)
Just speaking for myself, the bad grammar of "freedom software" kills it right away for me :-)
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