I would like to understand the difference mentioned here. How about an explanation.
Note: I paid for TM1 a long time ago and haven't seen a price for TM2. Please don't conclude I'm a free-loader.
Lewy
On 7/18/13 11:12 AM, textmate-request@lists.macromates.com wrote:
learn the difference between 'free as in beer' and 'free as in speech'.
Well, the wiki page I linked to has the full description, but in a nutshell:
"Free as in beer": No monetary cost.
"Free as in speech": You get the source code.
I can write software, and give it away for free, without giving out the source code. That is free as in beer.
I can write software, and give out the source code, but require a license fee for use. That is free as in speech.
I can write software, and give it away for free, and give out the source code. That is free as in beer, and free as in speech.
Most OSS projects fall into the last category, but obviously not all. The plethora of licenses is evidence that no one model fits all needs, and no one (well, no one outside the FSF) should really expect them to. Decide what works for you, and find a product with a complementary license to your situation and/or political stance. :)
On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 2:53 PM, Lewy lewy@chena.fastmail.us wrote:
Hi Lewy,
That's an open source mantra that simply states that If I state an opinion about something you are free to agree with me and make it your own opinion and perhaps add something to the discussion - your point of view.
And you can share my opinion or your new opinion with others. When you use open source software you are acknowledging that collective thought on problems and debate about how something should work is best than having an all-knowing entity that chooses how you should go about something.
It's not really about the software but the concept that supports it. Software is the applied concept.
cheers -- jm
On Jul 18, 2013, at 10:53 PM, Lewy lewy@chena.fastmail.us wrote:
Nicely stated, João, I like that. It feels rather close to the academic circles concept of reference. Since if I read your paper, I have incorporated it into my thinking, I need to reference your paper as a source in the expression of my own thoughts.
Thanks, I'll remember that one.
On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 3:03 PM, João Mesquita joao@nogordio.com wrote:
Hi Jason,
Yeah, actually is very much like that.
cheers -- jm
On Jul 18, 2013, at 11:24 PM, "Jason McC. Smith" jason@ncpod.org wrote:
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