On Monday 19 Feb 2007 16:54:33 Dhawal Doshy wrote: > Pradeepto Bhattacharya wrote: > > Hi > > > > On 2/19/07, Mrugesh Karnik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> On Monday 19 Feb 2007 14:11:51 Dhawal Doshy wrote: > >> > True.. but libre == fookat.. > >> > >> Uhhh, no Philip is correct. > >> > >> libre = free as in freedom, not free as in cost > >> > >> Said to me by a friend of mine who knows French and hasn't heard of > >> Linux. > > > > Right! Its derived from ... > > French liberté = Latin libertas == freedom > > "logiciels libres" = free software ( French ) > > Wrong!! libre == free.. also liberté != libre though they have common > roots in Latin.
Dude where do you think the word `liberty' and its meaning comes from? -- ---------------------------------------- Mrugesh Karnik GPG Key 0xBA6F1DA8 Public key on http://wwwkeys.pgp.net ----------------------------------------
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