Guillaume Cottenceau wrote: > Dave Cotton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> On Wed, 2003-08-20 at 18:26, Austin wrote: >> >> > Exactly why we (English speakers) should start using something like Software >> > Libre and Software Gratis. Others will follow. Everyone copies Mandrake >> > anyway. :-) >> > >> >> What's wrong with Open Source and Freeware? > > Open Source is ok technically, not-so-ok politically (FSF against > OSD). > > Freeware is bad because it is not accurate at all: > > http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html
I think he meant to distinguish between Libre and Gratis. Freeware is currently the correct term for Software Gratis. You're right that it is not the right word for Software Libre, I think that was his point.
