Richard Stallman wrote:

> Our definition of free software is the foundation on which the free
> software community has grown for two decades.  You can formulate your
> own criterion if you wish, but we will continue to present ours as
> "the" definition of free software.

I'm sure some people will pick it up and use it that way.  Still, a term
in daily use only means what the general public thinks of it.  And
that's still for-free software.  That's hard to change.

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