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Subject: Re: Free?
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...well said!

At 01:06 PM 12.11.2001 -0500, Simon Morton wrote:
>amos wrote:
>
>> I would really like to rid myself of Micro$ost, but can't find an 
>> inexpensive way to do it.  My question is, "How can you say FreeBSD is 
>> free if you cannot download it?
>> 
>>  
>
>Well, you can ... but that's not really the point.  The "free" in free
>software usually refers to your freedom to use it, not to your ability
>to obtain it or use it at no cost.
>
>If this is not the definition of "free" that you were looking for, you
>are certainly "free" to go write your own operating system which meets
>any definition of "free" that you like.
>
>Simon
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