Re: Free Software vs. Librous Software

Robin Green wrote:

>On Tue, Oct 14, 2003 at 03:26:21PM +0200, Dexter Filmore wrote:
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>>>For example, Richard Stallman urges people to support the
>>>Free Software philosophy *instead* of supporting the Open
>>>Source philosophy. Obviously he considers the difference
>>>between "Free Software" and "Open Source" to be
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>>yaddayaddayadda.
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>>Does it matter?
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>>Somebody tell me how an open src project could not be free as in free beer?
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I agree, it can't. If I feel like taking a beer from someone elses ice 
chest I can, the only thing stopping me would be the big mad redneck 
wanting to punch me in the face. But I could kick him and run obviously 
shaking the beer all up and turning it into free as in 5 finger discount 
BUT THIS IS OFF TOPIC SO EVERYONE GET OFF IT!

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>Umm, Stallman advocates for free as in free speech, not free as in free beer.
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Umm, he didn't mention Stallman. And you didn't answer his question.