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Don't judge me I know that frequently they represent almost the same softwares but is just a matter of principles.(discuss.tchncs.de)

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mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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English language…

Many other languages have different words for each type of free

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AccountMaker@slrpnk.net
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And yet our professors at university translated “free software” using our word meaning “free of charge”, my ears bled. It should have been libre software from the beginning.

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mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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What sucks more was my CS teacher translating term “Open source” as free of cost lol. How the fuck

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