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802 points csmantle | 1 comments | 13 Jul 25 08:38 UTC | HN request time: 0.545s | source
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jurgenaut23 ◴[13 Jul 25 09:41 UTC] No.44548891[source]▶
I think it’s fascinating how languages shape our society. In this case, the ambiguity between free as in “at no cost” and free as in “freedom” is probably hurting the FOSS landscape. In French, there are two very distinct terms for this: “gratuit” vs “libre”. And it doesn’t sound as an oxymoron to pay for a “logiciel libre”.
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LeoPanthera ◴[13 Jul 25 09:46 UTC] No.44548921[source]▶
“Gratis” meaning “no cost” is an English word, albeit an uncommonly used one.
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yawpitch ◴[13 Jul 25 09:58 UTC] No.44548986[source]▶
Technically that’s a Latin word that just happens to have kept the same spelling and meaning in English.
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1. nkrisc ◴[13 Jul 25 10:44 UTC] No.44549269[source]▶
Technically it’s now both a Latin and English word. And several other languages as well.