[Fsf-friends] Free(dom) Software?

Mahesh T. Pai paivakil@vsnl.net
Tue Dec 30 19:12:12 IST 2003


Seth Johnson said on Tue, Dec 30, 2003 at 04:06:45AM -0500,:

 > I also use the term "free source" in some case where you might feel inclined
 > to say "freedom software," to really throw the "open sourcers" off kilter. 

A good way expressing it.
 
In fact, the effect of the GPL is that source is `free of cost, except
cost of copying'. Nothing prevents  people from charging the earth for
a GPL'ed binary.

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