[fsf-community-team] What's in a name............

[Charlie]

Hello Everyone,

The explanation of Free Software has always been a bit difficult to
explain, being that people think immediately of free as in beer, as it
not needing to be paid for and therefore inferior. After all, most
people think that if something can be given away it has no value, not
realising the person who buys or is given the thing puts the value upon
it, won't pay more than it's worth to them, and values highly what
serves them best even if donated.

Naturally having discussed the philosophy of Free Software with my
partner so that she gets, what I hope, is a good and accurate grasp of
the meaning and philosophy of it, tends to refer to it as Freedom
Software whenever she explains the programs I use. Freedom also has two
major definitions, but in a modern country where people mostly think
about their own situation, think they are free, and depending on the
person using the term, it appears to be better understood. Or possibly
because everyone is a fighter for freedom at heart. I'm a bit radical
and off the wall, so I don't engage that terminology till a certain
amount of explanation has pioneered its use in the discussion.
Otherwise the use of the term Freedom Software might be
misconstrued. :-)

Be well,
Charlie
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