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Clarify footnote 7.

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Richard M. Stallman 2005-07-07 22:52:58 +00:00
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@ -536,9 +536,9 @@ clear is to to discuss patents, copyrights, and trademarks separately.
See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/not-ipr.xhtml for more explanation
of how this term spreads confusion and bias.
(7) In 1985 I had not yet recognized the importance of distinguishing
between "free software" and "freeware". The term "freeware" means
software you are free to redistribute, but usually you are not free to study
and change the source code, so most of it is not free software.
See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html for more
(7) Subsequently we have learned to distinguish between "free
software" and "freeware". The term "freeware" means software you are
free to redistribute, but usually you are not free to study and change
the source code, so most of it is not free software. See
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html for more
explanation.