To: Ben Brosgol et al.
From: Bob Leif

Unfortunately, Free in this case also means that many talented individuals
work for free, so a chosen few on the distribution side can profit. I hope
that we can discuss this at the How to Expedite the Commercial Use of Ada
Workshop on Monday 9 November, 1998     at SIGAda '98.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Team Ada: Ada Advocacy Issues (83 & 95)
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Ben Brosgol
> Sent: Thursday, October 08, 1998 4:38 PM
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> Subject: Re: ADAs pros and cons.
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>
> >"Free" unfortunately has 2 meanings in English. French does it better.
> >The word "gratuit" means "free of cost." The word "libre" means
> >"free of restriction." To put it a different way (as Stallman
> >himself has said), there's "free speech" and "free beer." "Free"
> >in "Free Software" refers to the free speech part - it is related
> >to the fact that sources are distributed, not to the fact that no
> >fee is charged.
> >
> >(As it happens, Free Software is usually available at low cost,
> >but that's a coincidence, not inherent in the "free" word.)
>
> I've always thought that Stallman could have avoided all this confusion by
> naming his organization the "Liberated Software Foundation" :-)
>
> Regards,
>
> Ben Brosgol
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