[TxMt] Re: textmate Digest, Vol 62, Issue 23

[Jason McC. Smith]

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 at chena.fastmail.us> wrote:

> 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 at lists.**macromates.com<textmate-request at lists.macromates.com>wrote:
>
>> learn the difference between 'free as in beer' and 'free as in speech'.
>>
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