> So there shouldn't be much ambiguity when the context is > understood -- we have distinct terms for these different > concepts. AFAIK, there's no other common term for what is called > "free software",
Why not call it "open source software", or GPL or LGPL software, or public domain software, etc..? Open source software means something different, GPL/LGPL software means something different, and public domain software means something different. Why do you absolutely want to use the very ambiguous expression "free software"? The word `free software' has a specific definition, there is nothing ambiguous about it. It has also existed for something like 20 years. And when open source advocates go even further and want to stop people from using the word "freeware" because it could be confused with the expression "free software" which open source advocates have tried to hijack they are going far too far. Good thing that we are not Open Source advocates, but Free Software advocates. _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
