Date: Fri, 12 Nov 1999 19:37:32 +0200 (EET) From: Narvi <narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee> To: "Andreas L. Gustafsson" <ante@Update.UU.SE> Cc: wosch@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD for "free" Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.991112191714.55108L-100000@haldjas.folklore.ee> In-Reply-To: <Pine.VUL.3.93.991112111727.22971B-100000@Zeke.Update.UU.SE>
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On Fri, 12 Nov 1999, Andreas L. Gustafsson wrote: > > I was browsing by your webpages and I noticed that amongst the qualities > of FreeBSD you write that it is free, i.e. costs you nothing. > Right. You can download all of freebsd. > I'd like to point out that since the Free Software Foundation has used > that word in a diffrent meaning, free as in freedom, using the same word > as in "costs you no dollars" is sure to confuse people. > I think it's the opposite. > Considering the so called "Open Software" community these days is studied > closely by the press and a lot of people with little or no computer > experience, I think it is in the interest of all to use a unabigous use of > expression. Right. Free should mean what free means. Zero cost is definately free. But freebsd is even better than that - you can download the source to it. > Please consider changing the phrasing and thereby not confuse people and > making it harder to spread the word about software _freedom_. Thank you. > What's wrong with the wording? FreeBSD is definately both free and open source software. The licence the various parts is under, is either: a) no more restrictive than the GPL b) GPL > I am in no way a part of, or paid by, the Free Software Foundation, but > a independant programmer/user that's deeply concerned about the issues > about freedom and the philosophy of the FSF. > If you are concerned about the issues of freedom and the philosophy of FSF, you should talk to them, not 'us' 8-) > Happy hacking! > > /andreas > > =============================================================== > SF-fan and tea drinker. Beware! > e-mail: ante@update.uu.se > =============================================================== > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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