Bob Foster scripsit:

> > There are several definitions of free software (FSF, Debian, OSI, etc
> > but in practice, differences are slim) and all agree that JavaSun is
> > not free software.
> 
> No, they don't.

"All" in this context means "all the groups mentioned", not "everyone".

> For the vast majority of English speakers, something is
> free if you don't pay for it. Period. A bunch of wankers with a 
> political agenda don't get to rewrite the dictionary.

When the Universal Declaration of Human Rights announces that all human
beings are born free and equal, the first adjective does not mean that
their services are available without charge.

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