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From: Robert Dewar <robert_dewar@my-deja.com>
Subject: Re: Help help.. please.i am totaly new in ada programing
Date: 1999/11/02
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In article <nAHT3.2559$KX5.14917@typhoon-sf.snfc21.pbi.net>,
  tmoran@bix.com wrote:
>   Since the word "free" has become useless in speaking of
software,
> with different people understanding different meanings, it is
clear
> that anybody who wants to be understood must use "gratis" or
> "exposed" or some equivalent.


The phrase "free software", coined by Richard Stallman, should
be used only in the sense of software meeting free software
requirements. Exposed or some other word does not capture the
important intent. Note in particular that there is open source
software that is not considered free software (because it places
limitations on personal use).


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