RE: the meaning of free (was Re: He3)

2004-05-06 Thread Tangorre, Michael
> I've always found the free as in word games of the open > source community to be more of an annoyance than anything > 'real'. As it is more of a debate on meaning than a technical > thing, I'd love if it was debated somewhere like CF-OT or > CF-Community. > Thanks How about the He3 topic its

Re: the meaning of free (was Re: He3)

2004-05-06 Thread Thomas Chiverton
On Thursday 06 May 2004 15:16 pm, Matt Liotta wrote: > limit your use of GPLed software; it limits your ability to take away > others' freedom by closing the source. Well put :-) -- Tom Chiverton Advanced ColdFusion Programmer Tel: +44(0)1749 834997 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] BlueFinger Limited

Re: the meaning of free (was Re: He3)

2004-05-06 Thread Michael Dinowitz
I've always found the free as in word games of the open source community to be more of an annoyance than anything 'real'. As it is more of a debate on meaning than a technical thing, I'd love if it was debated somewhere like CF-OT or CF-Community. Thanks [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscr

Re: the meaning of free (was Re: He3)

2004-05-06 Thread Matt Liotta
>  So does GNU/Linux* - the GPL. This protects the freedoms (as in > speech), while >  still allowing you to sell it. > I stated specifically, that commercial software has a license that limits the use there of. The GPL is a license, but it doesn't really limit your use of GPLed software; it lim

Re: the meaning of free (was Re: He3)

2004-05-06 Thread Thomas Chiverton
On Thursday 06 May 2004 14:58 pm, Matt Liotta wrote: > Commercial software ... has a license So does GNU/Linux* - the GPL. This protects the freedoms (as in speech), while still allowing you to sell it. -- Tom Chiverton Advanced ColdFusion Programmer Tel: +44(0)1749 834997 email: [EMAIL PROTE

the meaning of free (was Re: He3)

2004-05-06 Thread Matt Liotta
Free as in beer means that something doesn't cost any money. Free as in speech means that something has personal freedoms associated with. Linux is free as in beer and speech. That is, Linux doesn't cost any money and you have full access to the source code and can change it how you see fit. C