Jeremiah Gowdy wrote:
>
> > > Claiming that software isn't "free" because it's not valuable is
> redefining
> > > the word "free" to mean something that has no cost, yet has value.
> > >
> > > free (fr) adj. Costing nothing; gratuitous:
> >
> > Yeah, and 'gay' means 'joyful'.
>
> You're saying t
> [ The dict command is your friend ]
>
> 1. Exempt from subjection to the will of others; not under
> restraint, control, or compulsion; able to follow one's
> own impulses, desires, or inclinations; determining one's
> own course of action; not dependent; at liberty.
> > Claiming that software isn't "free" because it's not valuable is
redefining
> > the word "free" to mean something that has no cost, yet has value.
> >
> > free (fr) adj. Costing nothing; gratuitous:
>
> Yeah, and 'gay' means 'joyful'.
You're saying the most common definition of "free" isn't n
-- 06/01/01 21:44 -0800 - Jeremiah Gowdy :
> Claiming that software isn't "free" because it's not valuable is redefining
> the word "free" to mean something that has no cost, yet has value.
>
> free (fr) adj. Costing nothing; gratuitous:
Yeah, and 'gay' means 'joyful'.
> The word has absolutel
> What's so "free" about software that you don't pay money for? Pretty much
> nothing compared to software that you are /free/ to modify and /free/ to
use
> any way you want is "free". There is very little of that for Windows
> compared to for Unix in general.
Okay, this levels of "free" concep
"Jeremiah Gowdy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Uuuuh, I'm gonna have to agree with Murray that there is a complete
> > dearth of free software for Windows. Go search shareware.com, or
> > Tucows, or any of the other Windows-centric software sites, and just
> > TRY to find most of the same tools
> Uuuuh, I'm gonna have to agree with Murray that there is a complete
> dearth of free software for Windows. Go search shareware.com, or
> Tucows, or any of the other Windows-centric software sites, and just
> TRY to find most of the same tools or applications you take for
> granted on your Unix
At 17:07 28/12/00 -0200, Rik van Riel wrote:
>On Wed, 27 Dec 2000, Jeremiah Gowdy wrote:
>
> > If you slant your judgement so far against the other products,
> > it makes you sound like you don't know what you're talking about
> > (no offense). You need to point out the pros and cons of ALL
> > t
> The current work in progress is available at :
> http://people.freebsd.org/~murray/
> Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> - Murray
Okay, I read your page and printed it out, and went over it a few times. A
couple of things bothered me, but for the most par
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