> > The point is that the compiler is not "free", it is encumbered by a > license. People are gaining the idea that Open Source generally equates > with "free" (as in no-expense). However, in American English, the word > "free" generally means "something of so little value that you can afford > to give it away". Perhaps in German it has a different connotation, or > in British English...
You mean like "industry standard" means cheaply produced, "commercial" means "expensive" and "enterprise" rougly equates robbery ? _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal