Simon Morris wrote: > > Another reason why a term other than "free software" is sometimes > needed is that the word freeware is too easily confused with Free > Software and it has very negative connotations.
This might be true for languages as English, where free-as-in-freedom and free-as-in-beer use the same word. For most of the Slavic languages this is not so, free-as-in-freedom is definitely derived from liberty. But I don't think at all that another term should be used. In all cases one should speak about Free Software, if there is a language problem, the first sentence of the speech must clarify this. -- In the GNU Project, discrimination against proprietary software is not just a policy -- it's the principle and the purpose. Proprietary software is fundamentally unjust and wrong, so when we have the opportunity to place it at a disadvantage, that is a good thing. --RMS _______________________________________________ Discussion mailing list [email protected] https://mail.fsfeurope.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion
