From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,811674947553ef14 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-11-22 00:37:44 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newshub2.home.com!news.home.com!news1.sttln1.wa.home.com.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Mark Lundquist" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: <5LHYDjy2Mcfg@eisner.encompasserve.org> Subject: Re: Meaning of the word "free" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Message-ID: Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 23:57:18 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.248.56.237 X-Complaints-To: abuse@home.net X-Trace: news1.sttln1.wa.home.com 1006387038 24.248.56.237 (Wed, 21 Nov 2001 15:57:18 PST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 15:57:18 PST Organization: Excite@Home - The Leader in Broadband http://home.com/faster Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:16828 Date: 2001-11-21T23:57:18+00:00 List-Id: "Larry Kilgallen" wrote in message news:5LHYDjy2Mcfg@eisner.encompasserve.org... > 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" ? ROTFL myself silly !!!!!!!!!!!!! -- mark