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Re: [News] [Free Software] Open Source Redefined, It's Back to to "Free Software"

____/ [H]omer on Monday 25 June 2007 11:38 : \____

> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>> "Free software" as in software that respects, protects, facilitates, and
>> honours one's freedom (it's not about price).
> [...]
>> The [OSS] is from now on deprecated.
> 
> I've been reluctant to use the term Free Software, because of all the
> ignorant Troll who assume it means zero-cost, but given the industry
> leeches that are exploiting the FOSS terminology, I'm going back to the
> term Free Software.
 
Yes, that's what I keep saying myself. It's still better than "floss". How
about Libre Software? Some people favour that term...

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