[ale] mint 13 vm running out of storage space

Jim Kinney jim.kinney at gmail.com
Tue Oct 15 09:46:31 EDT 2013


Thanks, Ed.
On Oct 15, 2013 9:21 AM, "Edward Holcroft" <eholcroft at mkainc.com> wrote:

> I smell a troll, but I'll take the bait anyway.
>
> "There is nothing free about free software."
>
> You misunderstand Free Software. Perhaps you are confusing it with
> Freeware, or some similar concept. Note though that those producst that
> fall under the banner of freeware can differ widely in terms of what they
> mean by "free". If you subscribe to the "Teenage Wind" view of Free ("when
> you don't have to/Pay for nothing/Or do nothing"), otherwise known as the
> Freetard view of freedom, then you would be right. But this is not he view
> of freedom held by proponents of Free Software. The definition of Free
> Software is quite specific. It means this (from www.fsf.org):
>
> The freedom to run the program, for any purpose (freedom 0).
> The freedom to study how the program works, and change it so it does your
> computing as you wish (freedom 1). Access to the source code is a
> precondition for this.
> The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor (freedom
> 2).
> The freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions to others
> (freedom 3). By doing this you can give the whole community a chance to
> benefit from your changes. Access to the source code is a precondition for
> this.
>
> If you can grasp this (it's not hard), then you will understand that free
> software is a matter of liberty, not price.
>
> hth
> ed
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