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Συντάκτης: Adam Borowski
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Προς: dng
Αντικείμενο: Re: [DNG] Which is Free, Which is Open Source, is there any difference?
On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 08:27:16PM -0400, Miles Fidelman wrote:
> Free Software means just that: You don't have to pay anything to use it.
> There's all kinds of stuff out there where object code is free to download
> and use, but source is not available. (And there are degrees of Free - such
> as "free for non-commercial use only."


Uhm, you've somehow failed to notice all the talk about "free as in speech"
vs "free as in beer". In this case, it is strictly the former. The GPL
explicitly allows charging a fee, the DFSG forbid any restrictions on
commercial activity, including _selling_ the software. You just can't stop
your recipient from distributing it further.

"Free for non-commercial use only" is not free, it's at most gratis.

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