The open source movement has a famous slogan: “free as in beer and free as in freedom.” The two are distinct forms of freedom, though they are correlated. Wikipedia is free as in beer as well as in freedom - anyone can read the encyclopedia for free (beer) and anyone can contribute to the encyclopedia without barriers (freedom).
Newsletter 48: Free(bie) vs Free(dom)
Newsletter 48: Free(bie) vs Free(dom)
Newsletter 48: Free(bie) vs Free(dom)
The open source movement has a famous slogan: “free as in beer and free as in freedom.” The two are distinct forms of freedom, though they are correlated. Wikipedia is free as in beer as well as in freedom - anyone can read the encyclopedia for free (beer) and anyone can contribute to the encyclopedia without barriers (freedom).