Matthew Garrett writes: > Michael Poole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Matthew Garrett writes: > >> We changed the social contract explicitly because not everyone defines > >> software to cover things like documentation. The FSF have made it clear > >> that they don't consider the two to be the same catagory for a very long > >> time. > > > > You accept that different people mean different things when they say > > "software". Why is it a problem when the same applies to "free > > software"? > > The fact that different people mean different things when they say > "software" was enough for us to stop using the word "software" where the > distinction was important. The logical follow-on is that we should > either get people to agree on what "free software" means or stop using > the phrase "free software" where the distinction is important.
Sure. Why not? When I want to talk about Debian's definition of software freedom, I try to use a specific term like "DFSG-free". Michael -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
