Date: Fri, 27 Dec 1996 09:16:24 -0700 (MST) From: Softweyr LLC <softweyr@xmission.com> To: tjb@fnbc.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Free vs. Free (was Re: Why cant you do this???) Message-ID: <199612271616.JAA21280@xmission.xmission.com> In-Reply-To: <282.9612271014@lihuge.fnbc.co.uk> from "Tim Bissell" at Dec 27, 96 10:14:03 am
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Tim Bissell wrote:
> I don't want to criticise, but in no way does buying a CD of FreeBSD defeat
> the "free"ness -- Does photocopying a freely distributable newsletter make
> it less free because you have to pay for the toner and paper? It's
> unfortunate that in english we don't have two commonly used and distinct
> words for free(cost) and free(liberty)...
Good point. So few Americans understand the difference between "You
are free to do as you wish", which is freedom, and "you can have this
without paying me for it", which is cost reduction.
How this ever became associated with the word "free" is beyond me; it
is quite an ugly abuse of the language. Perhaps this perversion was
introduced into the language by the Trilateral Commission as yet
another attempt to enslave us through language? ;^)
Followup redirect to chat, as appropriate.
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"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
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