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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 4, 2006 6:39 UTC (Mon) by bronson (subscriber, #4806)
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?

I don't think "captive software" will ever take off. Just look at the uptake of crackers vs. hackers... nobody uses "cracker."

I like "freedom software" suggested earlier. It's got that Patriot Act you'd-be-an-idiot-to-disagree-with-it ring to it. :)


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