[FSUG-Bangalore] Would this constitute as FUD

Sriram Narayanan sriramnrn at gmail.com
Sun Sep 21 11:01:56 IST 2008


On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 10:29 PM, shirish <shirishag75 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>  I read this in an article
>
> http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Interview/J_Schwartz_CEO_Sun/articleshow/3504557.cms
>
> [quote]
>
> Free software (as in free beer) may come with a zero price, but may have its
> source code as closed.
>
> [/quote = J Schwartz, CEO, Sun ]
>
> Comments, suggestions, reactions all invited as usual ;)

I find nothing wrong in that myself, and see no FUD. It's indeed
possible to make something available for download in binary form for
free and to declare it to be free software. "Free download" --> "Free
software" is the message that could be sent out.

Do you see any FUD in that quote ?

-- Sriram


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