Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on December 18, 2003 12:14 AM
I believe I understand the difference between "free" and "open" software. Basically, in a phrase, free(independent) is always open, while open may not be free(independent). So, to convey freedom ideas, it's better to use "free".
Ok.
The only problem is English and its confusion about freedom(independent) and free(gratis). All an evil oponent of freedom must do is mud waters by claiming free means "unpaid". We lose battle because of this. So, despite being important to use free, we must come up with another more precise word.
As a side note, "artikel" doesn't seem to be an English word. Do you mean "article"?
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Re:Free Software
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on December 18, 2003 12:14 AMOk.
The only problem is English and its confusion about freedom(independent) and free(gratis). All an evil oponent of freedom must do is mud waters by claiming free means "unpaid". We lose battle because of this. So, despite being important to use free, we must come up with another more precise word.
As a side note, "artikel" doesn't seem to be an English word. Do you mean "article"?
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