Re: [off topic] about terminology

2001-05-07 Thread Osamu Aoki
On Sun, May 06, 2001 at 03:12:30PM -0800, Ethan Benson wrote: > > - "free software" is confusing because "free" is "freedom" and "zero > > costing" together; > > only in the broken english language. i think most others have more > distinction between freedom and cost. Well, some languages are

Re: [off topic] about terminology

2001-05-06 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Sun, May 06, 2001 at 03:12:30PM -0800, Ethan Benson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Mon, May 07, 2001 at 12:39:59AM +0100, raphael calvelli wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > > > I hope this question is not too much off topic, but this looks a good > > place to ask it: > > > > - "free software"

Re: [off topic] about terminology

2001-05-06 Thread geordie
On Mon, 7 May 2001, Michael Wardle wrote: > Sorry, I should have qualified that. I meant this in context of > software which is available for $0, regardless of whether the source > is openly available. This would mean that Microsoft Internet > Explorer (for instance) is also gratis. freeware?

Re: [off topic] about terminology

2001-05-06 Thread raphael calvelli
At 9:15 +1000 7/05/01, Michael Wardle wrote: Michael Wardle wrote: raphael calvelli wrote: > - "free software" is confusing because "free" is "freedom" and "zero > costing" together; > > So, what about use of the term "libre software" ? It is already > working in italian "libero", french

Re: [off topic] about terminology

2001-05-06 Thread Michael Wardle
Ethan Benson wrote: > > On Mon, May 07, 2001 at 09:06:30AM +1000, Michael Wardle wrote: > > raphael calvelli wrote: > > > - "free software" is confusing because "free" is "freedom" and "zero > > > costing" together; > > > > > > So, what about use of the term "libre software" ? It is already > > >

Re: [off topic] about terminology

2001-05-06 Thread Ethan Benson
On Mon, May 07, 2001 at 09:06:30AM +1000, Michael Wardle wrote: > raphael calvelli wrote: > > - "free software" is confusing because "free" is "freedom" and "zero > > costing" together; > > > > So, what about use of the term "libre software" ? It is already > > working in italian "libero", french

Re: [off topic] about terminology

2001-05-06 Thread Michael Wardle
Michael Wardle wrote: > > raphael calvelli wrote: > > - "free software" is confusing because "free" is "freedom" and "zero > > costing" together; > > > > So, what about use of the term "libre software" ? It is already > > working in italian "libero", french "libre" and spanish "libre". > > "grati

Re: [off topic] about terminology

2001-05-06 Thread Ethan Benson
On Mon, May 07, 2001 at 12:39:59AM +0100, raphael calvelli wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I hope this question is not too much off topic, but this looks a good > place to ask it: > > - "free software" is confusing because "free" is "freedom" and "zero > costing" together; only in the broken engl

Re: [off topic] about terminology

2001-05-06 Thread Karsten M. Self
on Mon, May 07, 2001 at 12:39:59AM +0100, raphael calvelli ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I hope this question is not too much off topic, but this looks a good > place to ask it: > > - "free software" is confusing because "free" is "freedom" and "zero >costing" together;

Re: [off topic] about terminology

2001-05-06 Thread Michael Wardle
raphael calvelli wrote: > - "free software" is confusing because "free" is "freedom" and "zero > costing" together; > > So, what about use of the term "libre software" ? It is already > working in italian "libero", french "libre" and spanish "libre". "gratis software" would be a good term, since