On Tue, Jan 09, 2007 at 08:15:00PM +0100, Felix Schwarz wrote:
> I think "frei" has several meanings in German and the economical meaning is 
> not the most important one. But there are connotations like "kostenfrei" 
> (free of charge), "frei Haus" (no delivery fees) or "portofrei" (no fee for 
> stamps).

[ dictionary entry snipped ]

Thanks for helping out with the dictionary. :-) 
Thinking twice about it, yes, "frei" can be used like "free beer", but
at least I'd say it's not a very common or the typical meaning. 

> >Is there a translation for "free software" in German ?
> >If yes, is it used by the native people ?
> 
> "Freie Software" this seems to be the most commonly used term. "Open Source 
> Software" is sometimes translated as "quelloffene Software" (mostly at 
> Heise.de).

Agreed. 

Nikolaus

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