alt Hacker NewsHonestly, that whole "free as in X" problem to me seems like an English only problem. As an ESL I perceive "free" to be the adjective to "freedom" by default and the other meaning to be a contraction of "free of charge".
Honestly, that whole "free as in X" problem to me seems like an English only problem. As an ESL I perceive "free" to be the adjective to "freedom" by default and the other meaning to be a contraction of "free of charge".
Which is not a minor or trivial language, GPL was written in English, by an American developer, while working at an American company, etc... Same with GNU and FSF