On Tue, 2004-11-16 at 21:27 -0800, Paul Johnson wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >> That's not free. They just don't charge you any money. > > > > Of course it is. > > > > $ dict free > > [snip] > > {Free cost}, freedom from charges or expenses. --South. > > [snip] > > The default free in the context of free software refers to liberty, > not price.
But not in the context of a discussion about closed & FLOSS s/w. That's why acronyms like FLOSS had to be invented. (If this doesn't make sense, sorry. I'm half-asleep.) -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA PGP Key ID 8834C06B Legality/morality of using open wireless points: "If I leave my door unlocked are you going to come into my house in the middle of the night because you need to use the restroom? I pay a fixed rate for water. It's cold water so there is no electricity usage. No financial loss. I have 2.5 bathrooms, so no loss of usage on my end. Is this OK? Please, try this and we'll see if it's OK." http://www.warchalking.org/comments/2002/9/22/223831/236/135
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