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Le Fri, 01 Jun 2012 20:25:50 +0200, darkestkhan <darkestkhan@gmail.com> =
a  =

=C3=A9crit:

> On Tuesday, May 29, 2012 9:00:32 PM UTC, Kulin wrote:
>>  [...]
>> > And please stop with the name-calling. People are not liars simply
>> > because they don't agree with your definition of what freedom is.
>>
>> Freedom is a word that is well-defined. [...]
>
> Are you sure about this?
> define:freedom in google.com seems to disagree:
> free=E3=83=BBdom
> Noun
> 1. The power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without  =

> hindrance or restraint.
> 2. Absence of subjection to foreign domination or despotic government.=

>
> Dictionary.reference.com lists 5 (!) definitions of freedom
>
> thefreedictionary.com lists 11 definitions, among them:
> 3.a) Political independence.
> 4. Exemption from an unpleasant or onerous condition.
> 7. Frankness or boldness; lack of modesty or reserve.
>
> And as we can see they aren't semantically identical - freedom is not =
 =

> well defined word, so you can't say that Stallman is twisting the  =

> meaning of word (especially that one of the synonyms of freedom is... =
  =

> license)

On the contrary, you gave good reasons to ask Stallman to stop asserting=
  =

this word belong to him and the GPL, and ask him to acknowledge others a=
re  =

not less legitimate to have their own claims on what =E2=80=9Cfree=E2=80=
=9D is.

-- =

=E2=80=9CSyntactic sugar causes cancer of the semi-colons.=E2=80=9D [1]
=E2=80=9CStructured Programming supports the law of the excluded muddle.=
=E2=80=9D [1]
[1]: Epigrams on Programming =E2=80=94 Alan J. =E2=80=94 P. Yale Univers=
ity