[ale] when is a zip file not a zip file
Robert Reese
ale at sixit.com
Thu Sep 7 14:33:32 EDT 2006
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On 9/6/2006 at 3:10 PM Brian D. Pitts wrote:
>Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org> on Wednesday, September 6, 2006 at
>12:04 PM -0500 wrote:
>>That's odd. I'm guessing that Fedora's definition of 'free' is meaning
>>'open-source' rather than just free. Unrar is free, and while it isn't
>UnRar is is provided at no cost but isn't released under a FSF-approved
>license. Using the term freeware instead of free for software in this
>situation
>is helpful because it reduces ambiguity about whether a program gives
>users the
>freedoms discussed at http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
Ahhh...... makes MUCH more sense now. I'll endeavor to remember to specify freeware instead of free in situations such as this. Thanks for 'clueing' me in, Brian.
Cheers,
Robert~
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