[Freegis-list] free software vs. free services

[Bernhard Reiter]

On Tue, Jun 12, 2001 at 08:10:26AM -0400, Allan Doyle wrote:

> Getting back to your original question - yes, FreeGIS.org could set up
> a list, why not? 

Depends on the service. Like I said some only have it as an offer to
sell proprietary products.

> By the way, the word free is just so much easier to use than gratis
> for a native English speaker, I think you're going to fight an
> unwinnable battle, Bernhard!

Fighting confusion always is unwinnable, but as I scientist by heart
I have commited to fight this battle all of my life. :)
More seriously I know that this is a problem. However there is
no better word for "free software" and this is the main topic of
this list. If we talk about something else regarding services we
have to be careful to choose the words for this list or make sure
that everybody understands. There are several possibilities to 
solve this problem, though. I am open to suggestions.

	Bernhard
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