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freedom software

Posted Dec 2, 2006 1:49 UTC (Sat) by grouch (guest, #27289)
In reply to: "Free software" is still a bad term - it's completely misunderstood by the public by jstAusr
Parent article: What is open source?

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.

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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 equally
unambiguous 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
clarifies the meaning as well.

--
Duncan
"Every nonfree program has a lord, a master --
and if you use the program, he is your master." Richard Stallman

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.