<div dir="ltr">What Jonathan said is half correct, just saying Free software doesnt mean that its Open Source. For example, the nVidia drivers are free software but not open sourced.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 5:31 AM, Sriram Narayanan <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sriramnrn@gmail.com">sriramnrn@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div class="Ih2E3d">On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 10:29 PM, shirish <<a href="mailto:shirishag75@gmail.com">shirishag75@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Hi all,<br>
> I read this in an article<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Interview/J_Schwartz_CEO_Sun/articleshow/3504557.cms" target="_blank">http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Interview/J_Schwartz_CEO_Sun/articleshow/3504557.cms</a><br>
><br>
> [quote]<br>
><br>
> Free software (as in free beer) may come with a zero price, but may have its<br>
> source code as closed.<br>
><br>
> [/quote = J Schwartz, CEO, Sun ]<br>
><br>
> Comments, suggestions, reactions all invited as usual ;)<br>
<br>
</div>I find nothing wrong in that myself, and see no FUD. It's indeed<br>
possible to make something available for download in binary form for<br>
free and to declare it to be free software. "Free download" --> "Free<br>
software" is the message that could be sent out.<br>
<br>
Do you see any FUD in that quote ?<br>
<br>
-- Sriram<br>
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