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IT Confidential: Why Software, And Beer, Should Be Free

03/24/2007  
Relevance: 4.78
I've come to the conclusion that software should be free. And I mean really free--as in free beer. Or free advice. I know there's a free software movement, one that advocates the unencumbered use of software code, but the folks behind it pull their punches. On its Web site, the Free Software Foundation defines free software this way:"'Free software' is a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should think of 'free' as in 'free speech,' not as in 'free beer.'" See what I mean?
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Free software, free speech

01/07/2008  
Relevance: 4.51
I expect people of the free press to defend the right of free speech, not to call for its restriction or abolishment. If free speech disappears, what does free software mean?"Free" like in"free beer"? If you express an opinion there will always be someone who doesn't agree with you. That comes with the trade. That is professionalism. If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.
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It's Time to Consider Open Source Software

06/14/2007  
Relevance: 4.02
Free software gives everyone the freedom to run, study, change and redistribute software. It is these freedoms, not the price, that is important about free software. Free software advocates make the distinction between free, as in speech, as opposed to free, as in beer. Though many people would gladly accept a free beer, it is not one of the fundamental principles of democracy.
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Finding Free Software Online

10/08/2006  
Relevance: 4.01
An excellent source of free offers from many categories -- including software -- is the No. 1 Free Stuff Web site. There, you'll find pointers to free MP3 music files, software, e-mail, services, clothes, games, and even free money for surfing the Web.
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Free Me: a DVD about free culture and free software

03/12/2007  
Relevance: 3.90
A DVD that comes with lots of great examples of Free Culture which plays in your DVD player, with even more examples when you put it in your computer – including a GNU/Linux Live CD. The idea is simple: help to get the word out about Free Culture, including Free Software, by showing off what's already been achieved; the thing is, we need your help!
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Opinion: 11 Predictions for Free Software in 2008

01/01/2008  
Relevance: 3.85
From KDE to the OOXML controversy to video drivers: a gaze into the crystal ball for free (as in free speech, not as in free beer) software.
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Editor's Note: Linux Bling With 100% Free Software

01/13/2007  
Relevance: 3.81
How will embracing non-Free code will result in more Free code? It could be that filling Linux with proprietary bling could be a winning strategy for Free software, though I think it will result it hordes of folks who just want a free ride. But instead of arguing endlessly about it, which is entertaining and fun, I decided to see if it was possible to have a 100% Free Linux desktop with all the multimedia goodies. And I learned that yes, it is.
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Free Range, not Free Beer

01/22/2008  
Relevance: 3.76
I was eating breakfast in my favorite restaurant today and I noticed a sign up on the wall that said:"Free Range Eggs, $4.00 per dozen" Now at first I had the common knee-jerk reaction to the word"Free" that everyone does, thinking of the concept of"gratis". Then I realized that the word"Free" was related to"Range" and not the price of the eggs.
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Ubuntu's Best Buy

07/10/2008  
Relevance: 3.69
Go to just about any open source conference and you're bound to see free (as in Beer) Ubuntu Linux CDs being distributed. It's also available for Free by simply downloading it online. Ubuntu also has a Free shipping service where they'll ship a copy of Ubuntu to anyone that wants it. BUT if you don't want Ubuntu for Free - you can now pay for it at your local Best Buy.
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Actor/author Stephen Fry endorses free software

09/02/2008  
Relevance: 3.68
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) has kicked off a month-long celebration of the GNU Project's 25th anniversary with a video in which British actor and comedian Stephen Fry expresses his support for free software. The GNU Project, as most free software community members are aware, is a collection of free software projects whose creation is usually taken as marking the start of the free software movement. Today, GNU software makes up slightly less than 15% of the typical GNU/Linux distribution, according to Matt Lee, a campaigns manager at the FSF.
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