Or so goes the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis at any rate. Which is still just a
hypothesis, I might add. Call me when them researches actually gets a little
consensus.
..And then leave a voicemail after the beep, 'cause seems these days
consensus is just another word for lies and grossly manipulated, misleading
statistics.. But it'd probably be unwise to get into an argument concerning
global warming hysteria in here. =x
Well, that's your opinion. Personally I consider them just words. Simple
words we use to describe a big collection of software that more or less works
nicely together, and the concept of software licensed in a certain way with
regards to use, modification and redistribution. Respectively.
"Free software" as a term is at best ambigious and at worst plain misleading.
It calls to mind price, not freedom, so your logic is already faulty.
Admittedly this is much different in many other languages, for instance in
Norwegian there's no ambiguity when saying "fri programware" instead of
"åpen kildekode".
I can only surmise that this is what English gets for linguistically equating
freedom and no cost.
And come to think of it, in terms of the english-speaking countries here in
the west, pretty sure the whole freedom thing is nothing more than a fading
memory these days. And if you're already taking it up the ass from the
government and the banks and everyone else, pffft, might as well take it up
the ass from your computer too.
Hell, UEFI sees to that, regardless what software you slap on top.
..Right.. Think that's enough negativity for one day. My apologies.
