David Kastrup wrote: > > Al Klein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > On Wed, 27 Sep 2006 14:27:34 -0400, Barry Margolin > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>Whether they should be able to is of purely academic interest. The fact > >>is that they *did* do this, and this is what the phrase "free software" > >>now means in the industry. You can dislike it all you want, but you > >>can't legitimately claim that it didn't happen, and ignoring it will > >>simply lead to confusion in discussions like this. > > > > So will ignoring the fact that "free <any product in commerce>" means > > without charge. > > Like "free press"?
Like "free neighborhood newspaper". http://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/courtweb/pdf/D02NYSC/01-07482.PDF "From the user's vantage point, SmartDownload could be analogized to a free neighborhood newspaper, readily obtained from a sidewalk box or supermarket counter without any exchange with a seller or vender. It is there for the taking. " regards, alexander. _______________________________________________ gnu-misc-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-misc-discuss
