Richard Stallman – The state of the Free Software movement

Re:Richard Stallman – The state of the Free Software movement by jamiek88 on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @01:24AM (#31079970)

I felt stupid for the longest time with this phrase. Even after looking it up. Until I knew the history more I didn’t get it.

The confusion comes from the fact that beer generally isn’t, well, free!

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Re:Richard Stallman – The state of the Free Software movement by account42 on Wednesday April 20, 2022 @06:25AM (#31094854)

There is no implication in the quote that beer is generally free, just that "free" in the context of beer generally means gratis whereas in the context of speech it does not.

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Re:Richard Stallman – The state of the Free Software movement by zach_garwood on Tuesday April 19, 2022 @10:28AM (#31083625)

Where do you live that beer is generally free? I want to go to there!

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