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"Free software" is still a bad term - it's completely misunderstood by the public"Free software" is still a bad term - it's completely misunderstood by the publicPosted Dec 1, 2006 5:35 UTC (Fri) by jstAusr (guest, #27224)In reply to: "Free software" is still a bad term - it's completely misunderstood by the public by dwheeler Parent article: What is open source?
I don't think the FSF would have any problem if everyone used the term "Libre software" the problem is you can't force people to use the term they need to do it on their own. It's just like you can't force people to think 'open source" means what OSI wants it to mean. RMS had stated that he understands the problem, but the implications of people thinking that open source is any software that in some way has viewable source, is far worse than people thinking that Free Software means no cost.
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freedom software Posted Dec 2, 2006 1:49 UTC (Sat) by grouch (guest, #27289) [Link] How about freedom software? It's just different enough from "free software" to either avoid the emphasis on zero cost or to spark a question about the term itself. In the U.S., at least, the term calls up images that match several aspects of free software -- personal freedom, individual efforts combined into a community working toward common goals, and licensing that restricts only that which is necessary for maintaining equal freedom for users of the software.
freedom software Posted Dec 7, 2006 10:11 UTC (Thu) by Duncan (guest, #6647) [Link] Exactly. I've been using the term "freedomware", an obvious and equallyunambiguous shorter form of "freedom software" in my own writing for some time -- since "libre software" aka "libreware" first hit the spotlight. It's especially effective (and controversial, but it does get the point across) when used in combination with "slaveryware".
My newsgroup and mailinglist signature is an RMS quote that reinforces and
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freedom software Posted Dec 7, 2006 10:43 UTC (Thu) by arcticwolf (guest, #8341) [Link] I don't know, but that's far too reminiscent of "freedom fries" for me.
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