Date: Sun, 07 Jan 2001 14:43:59 -0700 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Jeremiah Gowdy <jgowdy@home.com> Cc: Jonas Luster <loki@smurftarget.net>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ONTOPIC - FreeBSD vs Linux, Solaris, and NT - Not a bunch of licence Jihad crap Message-ID: <3A58E31F.19F8F194@softweyr.com> References: <200101070509.f0759uw74992@green.dyndns.org> <001801c0786c$e5d55b60$aa240018@cx443070b> <20010107001846.A42548@netwarriors.org> <000f01c078de$14478c40$aa240018@cx443070b>
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Jeremiah Gowdy wrote:
>
> > > Claiming that software isn't "free" because it's not valuable is
> redefining
> > > the word "free" to mean something that has no cost, yet has value.
> > >
> > > free (fr) adj. Costing nothing; gratuitous:
> >
> > Yeah, and 'gay' means 'joyful'.
>
> You're saying the most common definition of "free" isn't no cost ?
That would depend on whether you're talking to Libertarians or KMart Shoppers.
Can we please take this off the hackers list?
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