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		mpyne on March 20, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Open Source misses the point of Free Software Stallman has a rather precise definition of "Free" software, which does not include freeware (i.e. "free as in beer") software.

vertex-four on March 20, 2014 [–]

It's not just Stallman insisting on it. "Free software" has been a well-defined term for a long while now.

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