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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 public

Posted Dec 3, 2006 20:37 UTC (Sun) by cantsin (subscriber, #4420)
In reply to: "Free software" is still a bad term - it's completely misunderstood by the public by dirtyepic
Parent article: What is open source?

In my experience, the term "non-proprietary software" is best understood by lay people, although it would be nicer to define it in other than negative terms.


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