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0 pointspjmlp9y ago0 comments

Free software is software that doesn't cost any money, hence it is free.

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Karellen9y ago

You're confusing free software[0] with freeware[1]

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeware

lucb1e9y ago

Although it is often the case that free software (or libre software, or whatever you want to call it) is available at no cost, the term "free software" generally does not refer to the price but to the given freedoms.

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