[OSGeo-Discuss] "Free"

[Aaron Racicot]

I am just in favor of Paul supplying free beer...

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[mailto:discuss-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Paul Ramsey
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 11:51 AM
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Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] "Free"

Paulo Marcondes wrote:

> Paul, as for RMS, while I do not agree all the time with him, we need
> to have the speech/beer issue quite clear at all times. And we have to
> take a stand (at least on a personal basis - mine is speech)

The term "free" as used by this community is jargon 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jargon>, plain and simple, completely 
transparent to those in-the-know, opaque to outsiders. The workshop 
submission is just a clear example of that.

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