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Re: Free software list (Last update: 2/20/07)
« Reply #20 on: August 14, 2007, 07:16:22 pm »
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« Reply #21 on: August 14, 2007, 07:17:35 pm »
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Free Software isn't free software. Go take your anti-proprietary trolling elsewhere.
Free Software is Free Software. What you're talking about is freeware.
Free Software isn't free software. Free Software IS Free Software.
Like I said, Free Software = free software. You're still talking about freeware.
Freeware is free software. Software that is free. The topic says "Free software list" not "Free Software list"
Freeware is freeware. Free software is free.
Free Software isn't Free software, though.
Yes it is, free software is always free. Freeware is always cheap.
No, freeware is always free, hence the name. Free Software can be charged for, since it means free as in freedom, and not free as in price.
Still, free software is used to refer to Free Software and Free Software alone. Any use of it meaning "freeware" is misuse.
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« Reply #22 on: August 14, 2007, 07:19:06 pm »
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Free Software isn't free software. Go take your anti-proprietary trolling elsewhere.
Free Software is Free Software. What you're talking about is freeware.
Free Software isn't free software. Free Software IS Free Software.
Like I said, Free Software = free software. You're still talking about freeware.
Freeware is free software. Software that is free. The topic says "Free software list" not "Free Software list"
Freeware is freeware. Free software is free.
Free Software isn't Free software, though.
Yes it is, free software is always free. Freeware is always cheap.
No, freeware is always free, hence the name. Free Software can be charged for, since it means free as in freedom, and not free as in price.
Still, free software is used to refer to Free Software and Free Software alone. Any use of it meaning "freeware" is misuse.
No, because they're using it to mean software that is free.
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« Reply #23 on: August 15, 2007, 07:20:31 am »
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Free Software isn't free software. Go take your anti-proprietary trolling elsewhere.
Free Software is Free Software. What you're talking about is freeware.
Free Software isn't free software. Free Software IS Free Software.
Like I said, Free Software = free software. You're still talking about freeware.
Freeware is free software. Software that is free. The topic says "Free software list" not "Free Software list"
Freeware is freeware. Free software is free.
Free Software isn't Free software, though.
Yes it is, free software is always free. Freeware is always cheap.
No, freeware is always free, hence the name. Free Software can be charged for, since it means free as in freedom, and not free as in price.
Still, free software is used to refer to Free Software and Free Software alone. Any use of it meaning "freeware" is misuse.
No, because they're using it to mean software that is free.
Yes, and freeware isn't free. It is freeware.
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« Reply #24 on: August 15, 2007, 06:19:12 pm »
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Free Software isn't free software. Go take your anti-proprietary trolling elsewhere.
Free Software is Free Software. What you're talking about is freeware.
Free Software isn't free software. Free Software IS Free Software.
Like I said, Free Software = free software. You're still talking about freeware.
Freeware is free software. Software that is free. The topic says "Free software list" not "Free Software list"
Freeware is freeware. Free software is free.
Free Software isn't Free software, though.
Yes it is, free software is always free. Freeware is always cheap.
No, freeware is always free, hence the name. Free Software can be charged for, since it means free as in freedom, and not free as in price.
Still, free software is used to refer to Free Software and Free Software alone. Any use of it meaning "freeware" is misuse.
No, because they're using it to mean software that is free.
Yes, and freeware isn't free. It is freeware.
Go find me some freeware I have to pay for.
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« Reply #25 on: August 15, 2007, 09:08:19 pm »
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Free Software isn't free software. Go take your anti-proprietary trolling elsewhere.
Free Software is Free Software. What you're talking about is freeware.
Free Software isn't free software. Free Software IS Free Software.
Like I said, Free Software = free software. You're still talking about freeware.
Freeware is free software. Software that is free. The topic says "Free software list" not "Free Software list"
Freeware is freeware. Free software is free.
Free Software isn't Free software, though.
Yes it is, free software is always free. Freeware is always cheap.
No, freeware is always free, hence the name. Free Software can be charged for, since it means free as in freedom, and not free as in price.
Still, free software is used to refer to Free Software and Free Software alone. Any use of it meaning "freeware" is misuse.
No, because they're using it to mean software that is free.
Yes, and freeware isn't free. It is freeware.
Go find me some freeware I have to pay for.
You don't have to pay for freeware, but it isn't free.
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« Reply #26 on: August 16, 2007, 03:06:11 am »
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Free Software isn't free software. Go take your anti-proprietary trolling elsewhere.
Free Software is Free Software. What you're talking about is freeware.
Free Software isn't free software. Free Software IS Free Software.
Like I said, Free Software = free software. You're still talking about freeware.
Freeware is free software. Software that is free. The topic says "Free software list" not "Free Software list"
Freeware is freeware. Free software is free.
Free Software isn't Free software, though.
Yes it is, free software is always free. Freeware is always cheap.
No, freeware is always free, hence the name. Free Software can be charged for, since it means free as in freedom, and not free as in price.
Still, free software is used to refer to Free Software and Free Software alone. Any use of it meaning "freeware" is misuse.
No, because they're using it to mean software that is free.
Yes, and freeware isn't free. It is freeware.
Go find me some freeware I have to pay for.
You don't have to pay for freeware, but it isn't free.
yeah it is. that's what a product being free is.
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« Reply #27 on: August 16, 2007, 03:20:31 am »
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Free Software isn't free software. Go take your anti-proprietary trolling elsewhere.
Free Software is Free Software. What you're talking about is freeware.
Free Software isn't free software. Free Software IS Free Software.
Like I said, Free Software = free software. You're still talking about freeware.
Freeware is free software. Software that is free. The topic says "Free software list" not "Free Software list"
Freeware is freeware. Free software is free.
Free Software isn't Free software, though.
Yes it is, free software is always free. Freeware is always cheap.
No, freeware is always free, hence the name. Free Software can be charged for, since it means free as in freedom, and not free as in price.
Still, free software is used to refer to Free Software and Free Software alone. Any use of it meaning "freeware" is misuse.
No, because they're using it to mean software that is free.
Yes, and freeware isn't free. It is freeware.
Go find me some freeware I have to pay for.
You don't have to pay for freeware, but it isn't free.
yeah it is. that's what a product being free is.
No it isn't. That's what not paying is.
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« Reply #28 on: August 16, 2007, 06:43:05 am »
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Free Software isn't free software. Go take your anti-proprietary trolling elsewhere.
Free Software is Free Software. What you're talking about is freeware.
Free Software isn't free software. Free Software IS Free Software.
Like I said, Free Software = free software. You're still talking about freeware.
Freeware is free software. Software that is free. The topic says "Free software list" not "Free Software list"
Freeware is freeware. Free software is free.
Free Software isn't Free software, though.
Yes it is, free software is always free. Freeware is always cheap.
No, freeware is always free, hence the name. Free Software can be charged for, since it means free as in freedom, and not free as in price.
Still, free software is used to refer to Free Software and Free Software alone. Any use of it meaning "freeware" is misuse.
No, because they're using it to mean software that is free.
Yes, and freeware isn't free. It is freeware.
Go find me some freeware I have to pay for.
You don't have to pay for freeware, but it isn't free.
yeah it is. that's what a product being free is.
No it isn't. That's what not paying is.
okay whats payment
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« Reply #29 on: August 16, 2007, 07:34:27 am »
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Free Software isn't free software. Go take your anti-proprietary trolling elsewhere.
Free Software is Free Software. What you're talking about is freeware.
Free Software isn't free software. Free Software IS Free Software.
Like I said, Free Software = free software. You're still talking about freeware.
Freeware is free software. Software that is free. The topic says "Free software list" not "Free Software list"
Freeware is freeware. Free software is free.
Free Software isn't Free software, though.
Yes it is, free software is always free. Freeware is always cheap.
No, freeware is always free, hence the name. Free Software can be charged for, since it means free as in freedom, and not free as in price.
Still, free software is used to refer to Free Software and Free Software alone. Any use of it meaning "freeware" is misuse.
No, because they're using it to mean software that is free.
Yes, and freeware isn't free. It is freeware.
Go find me some freeware I have to pay for.
You don't have to pay for freeware, but it isn't free.
yeah it is. that's what a product being free is.
No it isn't. That's what not paying is.
okay whats payment
Giving money in exchange for the program (or whatever else).
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« Reply #30 on: August 16, 2007, 10:52:20 pm »
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Free Software isn't free software. Go take your anti-proprietary trolling elsewhere.
Free Software is Free Software. What you're talking about is freeware.
Free Software isn't free software. Free Software IS Free Software.
Like I said, Free Software = free software. You're still talking about freeware.
Freeware is free software. Software that is free. The topic says "Free software list" not "Free Software list"
Freeware is freeware. Free software is free.
Free Software isn't Free software, though.
Yes it is, free software is always free. Freeware is always cheap.
No, freeware is always free, hence the name. Free Software can be charged for, since it means free as in freedom, and not free as in price.
Still, free software is used to refer to Free Software and Free Software alone. Any use of it meaning "freeware" is misuse.
No, because they're using it to mean software that is free.
Yes, and freeware isn't free. It is freeware.
Go find me some freeware I have to pay for.
You don't have to pay for freeware, but it isn't free.
yeah it is. that's what a product being free is.
No it isn't. That's what not paying is.
okay whats payment
Giving money in exchange for the program (or whatever else).
no payment is a definition of free. It's what the topic title means, and what I've been saying all along.
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« Reply #31 on: August 16, 2007, 11:17:31 pm »
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Free Software isn't free software. Go take your anti-proprietary trolling elsewhere.
Free Software is Free Software. What you're talking about is freeware.
Free Software isn't free software. Free Software IS Free Software.
Like I said, Free Software = free software. You're still talking about freeware.
Freeware is free software. Software that is free. The topic says "Free software list" not "Free Software list"
Freeware is freeware. Free software is free.
Free Software isn't Free software, though.
Yes it is, free software is always free. Freeware is always cheap.
No, freeware is always free, hence the name. Free Software can be charged for, since it means free as in freedom, and not free as in price.
Still, free software is used to refer to Free Software and Free Software alone. Any use of it meaning "freeware" is misuse.
No, because they're using it to mean software that is free.
Yes, and freeware isn't free. It is freeware.
Go find me some freeware I have to pay for.
You don't have to pay for freeware, but it isn't free.
yeah it is. that's what a product being free is.
No it isn't. That's what not paying is.
okay whats payment
Giving money in exchange for the program (or whatever else).
no payment is a definition of free. It's what the topic title means, and what I've been saying all along.
Yes, freeware, not free software.
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« Reply #32 on: August 16, 2007, 11:19:35 pm »
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Free Software isn't free software. Go take your anti-proprietary trolling elsewhere.
Free Software is Free Software. What you're talking about is freeware.
Free Software isn't free software. Free Software IS Free Software.
Like I said, Free Software = free software. You're still talking about freeware.
Freeware is free software. Software that is free. The topic says "Free software list" not "Free Software list"
Freeware is freeware. Free software is free.
Free Software isn't Free software, though.
Yes it is, free software is always free. Freeware is always cheap.
No, freeware is always free, hence the name. Free Software can be charged for, since it means free as in freedom, and not free as in price.
Still, free software is used to refer to Free Software and Free Software alone. Any use of it meaning "freeware" is misuse.
No, because they're using it to mean software that is free.
Yes, and freeware isn't free. It is freeware.
Go find me some freeware I have to pay for.
You don't have to pay for freeware, but it isn't free.
yeah it is. that's what a product being free is.
No it isn't. That's what not paying is.
okay whats payment
Giving money in exchange for the program (or whatever else).
no payment is a definition of free. It's what the topic title means, and what I've been saying all along.
Yes, freeware, not free software.
If it is software, and its free, meaning no payment, I don't see what is wrong with calling it free software... thats what it is.
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« Reply #33 on: August 16, 2007, 11:33:25 pm »
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Free Software isn't free software. Go take your anti-proprietary trolling elsewhere.
Free Software is Free Software. What you're talking about is freeware.
Free Software isn't free software. Free Software IS Free Software.
Like I said, Free Software = free software. You're still talking about freeware.
Freeware is free software. Software that is free. The topic says "Free software list" not "Free Software list"
Freeware is freeware. Free software is free.
Free Software isn't Free software, though.
Yes it is, free software is always free. Freeware is always cheap.
No, freeware is always free, hence the name. Free Software can be charged for, since it means free as in freedom, and not free as in price.
Still, free software is used to refer to Free Software and Free Software alone. Any use of it meaning "freeware" is misuse.
No, because they're using it to mean software that is free.
Yes, and freeware isn't free. It is freeware.
Go find me some freeware I have to pay for.
You don't have to pay for freeware, but it isn't free.
yeah it is. that's what a product being free is.
No it isn't. That's what not paying is.
okay whats payment
Giving money in exchange for the program (or whatever else).
no payment is a definition of free. It's what the topic title means, and what I've been saying all along.
Yes, freeware, not free software.
Too bad some of it is shareware. Free software is the best term to use.
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« Reply #34 on: August 16, 2007, 11:40:05 pm »
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Free Software isn't free software. Go take your anti-proprietary trolling elsewhere.
Free Software is Free Software. What you're talking about is freeware.
Free Software isn't free software. Free Software IS Free Software.
Like I said, Free Software = free software. You're still talking about freeware.
Freeware is free software. Software that is free. The topic says "Free software list" not "Free Software list"
Freeware is freeware. Free software is free.
Free Software isn't Free software, though.
Yes it is, free software is always free. Freeware is always cheap.
No, freeware is always free, hence the name. Free Software can be charged for, since it means free as in freedom, and not free as in price.
Still, free software is used to refer to Free Software and Free Software alone. Any use of it meaning "freeware" is misuse.
No, because they're using it to mean software that is free.
Yes, and freeware isn't free. It is freeware.
Go find me some freeware I have to pay for.
You don't have to pay for freeware, but it isn't free.
yeah it is. that's what a product being free is.
No it isn't. That's what not paying is.
okay whats payment
Giving money in exchange for the program (or whatever else).
no payment is a definition of free. It's what the topic title means, and what I've been saying all along.
Yes, freeware, not free software.
Too bad some of it is shareware. Free software is the best term to use.
Since when was there shareware free software? I can't think of any.
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« Reply #35 on: August 16, 2007, 11:42:39 pm »
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Free Software isn't free software. Go take your anti-proprietary trolling elsewhere.
Free Software is Free Software. What you're talking about is freeware.
Free Software isn't free software. Free Software IS Free Software.
Like I said, Free Software = free software. You're still talking about freeware.
Freeware is free software. Software that is free. The topic says "Free software list" not "Free Software list"
Freeware is freeware. Free software is free.
Free Software isn't Free software, though.
Yes it is, free software is always free. Freeware is always cheap.
No, freeware is always free, hence the name. Free Software can be charged for, since it means free as in freedom, and not free as in price.
Still, free software is used to refer to Free Software and Free Software alone. Any use of it meaning "freeware" is misuse.
No, because they're using it to mean software that is free.
Yes, and freeware isn't free. It is freeware.
Go find me some freeware I have to pay for.
You don't have to pay for freeware, but it isn't free.
yeah it is. that's what a product being free is.
No it isn't. That's what not paying is.
okay whats payment
Giving money in exchange for the program (or whatever else).
no payment is a definition of free. It's what the topic title means, and what I've been saying all along.
Yes, freeware, not free software.
Too bad some of it is shareware. Free software is the best term to use.
Since when was there shareware free software? I can't think of any.
since when has anyone besides you and Venus cared if people called software you can obtain without payment free software?
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« Reply #36 on: August 17, 2007, 08:54:18 am »
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Free Software isn't free software. Go take your anti-proprietary trolling elsewhere.
Free Software is Free Software. What you're talking about is freeware.
Free Software isn't free software. Free Software IS Free Software.
Like I said, Free Software = free software. You're still talking about freeware.
Freeware is free software. Software that is free. The topic says "Free software list" not "Free Software list"
Freeware is freeware. Free software is free.
Free Software isn't Free software, though.
Yes it is, free software is always free. Freeware is always cheap.
No, freeware is always free, hence the name. Free Software can be charged for, since it means free as in freedom, and not free as in price.
Still, free software is used to refer to Free Software and Free Software alone. Any use of it meaning "freeware" is misuse.
No, because they're using it to mean software that is free.
Yes, and freeware isn't free. It is freeware.
Go find me some freeware I have to pay for.
You don't have to pay for freeware, but it isn't free.
yeah it is. that's what a product being free is.
No it isn't. That's what not paying is.
okay whats payment
Giving money in exchange for the program (or whatever else).
no payment is a definition of free. It's what the topic title means, and what I've been saying all along.
Yes, freeware, not free software.
Too bad some of it is shareware. Free software is the best term to use.
Since when was there shareware free software? I can't think of any.
since when has anyone besides you and Venus cared if people called software you can obtain without payment free software?
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« Reply #37 on: August 17, 2007, 01:03:15 pm »
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... um, right. Isn't it getting a little spammy in here? And the size of that quote pyramid ... shudder. Back to software! AVG AntiVirus. I don't know if it's proprietary or not, but it's free price, so I'm posting it. As for this epic debate ... D: I don't want to get caught up in it so I'm leaving this topic now.
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« Reply #38 on: August 17, 2007, 02:48:47 pm »
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"Free software" or "free software", first letter capital depending on where in a sentence it is, means either software which is free according to the definition of Free Software Foundation, or it means free as in "no price". The latter however is better described as "freeware", if it does not give any additional freedoms, to avoid confusion (in the same way often the free as in freedom software is called "libre software").

"Free Software" (with both words starting capital), refers to the movement advocating free software with the definition of free as in "freedom" (not necessarily free of price unless it does under "free as in freedom" as well).

A compromise in naming the topic could be "Gratis software list" as this will avoid all ambiguity, because gratis always means "at no price"/"for nothing". Of course we could also just remove all the freeware, or make a new topic without it, and call it "Libre software list" which would avoid ambiguity in the other way, because libre always mean "free as in freedom".
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« Reply #39 on: August 17, 2007, 10:44:21 pm »
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"Free software" or "free software", first letter capital depending on where in a sentence it is, means either software which is free according to the definition of Free Software Foundation, or it means free as in "no price". The latter however is better described as "freeware", if it does not give any additional freedoms, to avoid confusion (in the same way often the free as in freedom software is called "libre software").

"Free Software" (with both words starting capital), refers to the movement advocating free software with the definition of free as in "freedom" (not necessarily free of price unless it does under "free as in freedom" as well).

A compromise in naming the topic could be "Gratis software list" as this will avoid all ambiguity, because gratis always means "at no price"/"for nothing". Of course we could also just remove all the freeware, or make a new topic without it, and call it "Libre software list" which would avoid ambiguity in the other way, because libre always mean "free as in freedom".
Yes, but free software should only refer to free software.
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