Free?

[Don]

On 26.10.2011 17:16, Jeff Nowakowski wrote:
> On 10/26/2011 12:51 AM, Nick Sabalausky wrote:
>
>> "Jeff Nowakowski"<jeff at dilacero.org> wrote in message
>>> Nitpicking? Are you serious? GPL has provided immense benefits and
>>> has been voluntarily adopted around the world,
>
>> So have the non-viral free licenses.
>
> And if I said they were "Free as in dogshit", would this also be "true"
> and not mudslinging?

There is a serious point behind it, though.
The use of "free" in conjunction with the GPL, has a different meaning 
than "free" normally means.

The term "free software" is highly misleading, it should probably be 
spelt "Free Software(tm)". Or "Free* Software.   *Conditions apply."

Public domain is "free as in free".
GPL is NOT "free as in free". And they talk about the "libre" sense of 
free, but it ISN'T free in the libre sense, either! It's "free as in 
copyleft".

I wish they would stop using the word "free". I think it's dishonest 
marketing spin. Just use "copyleft".

Disclaimer: I have released some code under the GPL.