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A new case where the "free as in speech, not free as in beer" clarification helps.

• pjot 23d ago
  Where do you get this free beer?
  • jack_pp 22d ago
    friends
  • tom_alexander 22d ago
    This is why I prefer "gratis" vs "libre" instead of "free as in speech" vs "free as in beer". gratis/libre are clear and succinct. As for an actual answer: parties, weddings.
    • amlib 22d ago
      I'm sure this has already been answered somewhere in slashdot hundreds of years ago, but why not just go with "free as in freedom"? And perhaps use the word freedom insted of free when possible
      • tom_alexander 22d ago
        Because freedom isn't free! But in all seriousness, "free as in freedom" seems fine to me but it is replacing the already unambiguous "free as in speech". You're still stuck with the sometimes-confusing "free as in beer" and they're still cumbersome compared to gratis/libre.
    • kwarcode 22d ago
      Weddings tend to have a free speech or two, too!
    • thayne 22d ago
      That only works if your audience knows what libre and gratis mean.
  • nativeit 22d ago
    I think the free speech is equally elusive in this context.