secret300@lemmy.sdf.org to Open Source@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoI don't know why but it pissed me off so much that they called gimp "freeware"www.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square60fedilinkarrow-up1220cross-posted to: OpenSource@europe.pub
arrow-up1220external-linkI don't know why but it pissed me off so much that they called gimp "freeware"www.tomshardware.comsecret300@lemmy.sdf.org to Open Source@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square60fedilinkcross-posted to: OpenSource@europe.pub
minus-squareCaptain Beyond@linkage.ds8.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year ago“Free” in free software refers to freedoms, not price. “Free” in “freeware” refers to price, not freedom. The two are not at all synonymous although typically most free software is also freeware.
“Free” in free software refers to freedoms, not price.
“Free” in “freeware” refers to price, not freedom.
The two are not at all synonymous although typically most free software is also freeware.