Arkin writes:
> Let's summarize:
>
> * Gratis -- zero cost, you pay nothing for using the software
>
> * Libre -- freedom, you can do with the software as you wish (as long as
> you do not hinder other people's right to freedom)
>
> * Free software (as in GPL) -- an attempt to assure gratis and libre
I don't believe so. If software is libre, then it is typically gratis
(modulo the fee to get the first copy). But that's not a condition of
freeness -- the GPL admits to the existance of copying fees.
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