Re: [Memaid-users] Grade's for vocabulary learing and Categories

[Andreas G. <agr...@ya...>]

Forgot to say, that the referenced article and the quote below is
written by the guru himself.

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Strictly speaking, ``selling'' means trading goods for money. Selling a
copy of a free program is legitimate, and we encourage it.

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On Sun, 2003-11-30 at 20:58, Andreas Grau wrote:
> On Sun, 2003-11-30 at 20:54, Andreas Grau wrote:
> > > Problems is... well, for example in free software world some people consider 
> > > writting commercial software a crime. :)
> > > Sounds funny, but it's true. Richard Stallman is for many people a guru, and 
> > > it's his opinion.
> 
> http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.html
> 
> <Snip>
> 
> The word ``free'' has two legitimate general meanings; it can refer
> either to freedom or to price. When we speak of ``free software'', we're
> talking about freedom, not price. (Think of ``free speech'', not ``free
> beer''.) Specifically, it means that a user is free to run the program,
> change the program, and redistribute the program with or without
> changes.
> 
> Free programs are sometimes distributed gratis, and sometimes for a
> substantial price. Often the same program is available in both ways from
> different places. The program is free regardless of the price, because
> users have freedom in using it.
> 
> </Snip>
> 
> Go ahead David, and make tons of money !