From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen)
Subject: Re: OT: Meaning of the word "free"
Date: 24 Nov 2001 05:54:37 -0600
Date: 2001-11-24T05:54:37-06:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <MGpFFSdbDgLH@eisner.encompasserve.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 3BFEEA20.D9B4DB94@brighton.ac.uk
In article <3BFEEA20.D9B4DB94@brighton.ac.uk>, John English <je@brighton.ac.uk> writes:
> Larry Kilgallen wrote:
>>
>> Since certain people here in comp.lang.ada say that the English
>> word "free" is overloaded, perhaps someone could answer a slightly
>> off-topic question. The choices in French, as I understand it, are
>> "libre" and "gratis". Which one of those corresponds to the use of
>> "free" in the English phrase "bug-free" ?
>
> Oh, definitely neither. Microsoft *charge* you for every bug they ship
> in their "bug free" code...
>
> Or possibly: "Special offer! Buy now while stocks last! FREE bugs with
> every copy of Windows XP purchased before 2275AD!" :-)
I suppose the English "free" is often an abbreviation for "free of charge",
whereas the FSF "free" is an abbreviation for "free of certain contractual
restrictions".
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2001-11-21 22:28 OT: Meaning of the word "free" Larry Kilgallen
2001-11-21 23:57 ` Mark Lundquist
2001-11-22 12:06 ` Larry Kilgallen
2001-11-23 5:51 ` AG
2001-11-23 11:49 ` Larry Kilgallen
2001-11-23 12:03 ` Preben Randhol
2001-11-25 1:15 ` Mark Lundquist
2001-11-26 15:31 ` Marin David Condic
2001-11-26 18:10 ` Wes Groleau
2001-11-22 1:44 ` OT: " Jeffrey Carter
2001-11-22 9:43 ` Jean-Marc Bourguet
2001-11-24 0:34 ` John English
2001-11-24 10:42 ` Pascal Obry
2001-11-24 14:30 ` Adrian Knoth
2001-11-24 19:00 ` Pascal Obry
2001-11-24 20:00 ` Adrian Knoth
2001-11-25 10:41 ` Pascal Obry
2001-11-25 12:07 ` Florian Weimer
2001-11-26 18:13 ` Wes Groleau
2001-11-25 13:45 ` Georg Bauhaus
2001-11-25 22:43 ` David Starner
2001-11-26 9:31 ` Jean-Marc Bourguet
2001-11-26 10:51 ` John English
2001-11-26 18:56 ` OT: Meaning of the word Ted Dennison
2001-11-26 20:26 ` Larry Kilgallen
2001-11-27 11:37 ` John English
2001-11-28 0:45 ` Larry Kilgallen
2001-11-22 10:55 ` OT: Meaning of the word "free" Preben Randhol
2001-11-22 10:53 ` Preben Randhol
2001-11-22 18:31 ` Georg Bauhaus
2001-11-23 12:07 ` Preben Randhol
2001-11-22 17:46 ` Julio Cano
2001-11-22 20:38 ` Adrian Knoth
2001-11-23 20:24 ` Julio Cano
2001-11-24 3:56 ` Jeffrey Carter
2001-11-24 0:36 ` John English
2001-11-22 21:29 ` Pascal Obry
2001-11-24 0:30 ` John English
2001-11-24 11:54 ` Larry Kilgallen [this message]
2001-11-24 17:57 ` Robert Dewar
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