Steven D'Aprano wrote: > Really? So when I take my GPLed software, and legally install it on > 100 PCs without paying one single cent for licence fees, it isn't free of > cost? > > You a living in a strange and mysterious world, where things that cost > nothing aren't free.
Many definitions of "cost" include things that go beyond mere *monetary* value. Watching a given program on TV might be called "free" by some, but if I have to suffer through commercials I don't consider it free. Heck, I despise MSN Messenger and avoided the "free" Opera** because they aren't "free" for me, loaded with advertisements that flash in my face and distract me all the time. I'm just highlighting how discussions of this nature which spend a lot of time revolving around narrow and non-shared definitions of words can really waste a lot of time... -Peter ** Apparently I'm not alone as I understand the latest Opera is entirely "free" of advertisements as well. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
