CarlLandry357@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 3 days agoDebian will remain free, but we don't know about Cachy OS or Endeavour OSlemmy.worldimagemessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up116cross-posted to: linux@lemmy.world
arrow-up116imageDebian will remain free, but we don't know about Cachy OS or Endeavour OSlemmy.worldCarlLandry357@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square27fedilinkcross-posted to: linux@lemmy.world
minus-squareMentalEdge@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·3 days agoFree as in freedom? Or free as in for free and at no charge? Because the nature of FOSS makes it REALLY difficult to take away either.
minus-squarebobo@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days ago Because the nature of FOSS makes it REALLY difficult to take away either. RHEL, SUSE, Ubuntu pro… FOSS and GPL have nothing to do with the price of the product
minus-squareMentalEdge@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-22 days agoSomething with an open source cannot be paywalled. You can charge for it, or use it in things that you charge for, but you can’t make a purchase the only way to get it.
Free as in freedom? Or free as in for free and at no charge?
Because the nature of FOSS makes it REALLY difficult to take away either.
RHEL, SUSE, Ubuntu pro… FOSS and GPL have nothing to do with the price of the product
Something with an open source cannot be paywalled. You can charge for it, or use it in things that you charge for, but you can’t make a purchase the only way to get it.