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Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Amusing Free Software Story
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Patrick Anderson |
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Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Amusing Free Software Story |
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Tue, 17 Mar 2015 13:13:46 -0600 |
> It boggles my mind that
> these simple and so important ideas about software and freedom, which are so
> obvious to me, are so far out of the reach of so many people.
It boggles my mind that we refuse to acknowledge most people *already*
understand the term "Free Software" to mean "Freeware".
Why are we so damn stubborn about such an unimportant detail that
almost instantaneously causes nearly universal confusion?
Why not coin a new term to overcome that simple hurdle?
I propose the term "Freedom Software". It is more descriptive
and will likely even create a certain amount of curiosity.
As it is, we are trying to call a rose a cabbage and wondering
why nobody gets it...
Sincerely,
Patrick Anderson
Economic Systems Engineer
http://CrossCrowdPredictiveProduction.github.io
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