flashgnash@lemm.ee to Linux@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoMost of us hate Microsoft, and yet many of us use VSCodemessage-squaremessage-square452fedilinkarrow-up1442arrow-down148file-text
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minus-squareCaboose12000@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agowhat does libre mean? I thought that was just a thing for the office suit
minus-squareFedFer@iusearchlinux.fyilinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoLibre basically means “free as in freedom”
minus-squareCaboose12000@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agooh that makes a lot of sense, so then the F in FLOSS unambiguously stands for Free as in no-charge, thanks for the explanation!
minus-squareCaptain Beyond@linkage.ds8.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoNo, this is a common misconception. F has always stood for Free as in freedom. No part of FOSS or FLOSS refers to price. This confusion is one of the reasons why the term FOSS or FLOSS is problematic.
what does libre mean? I thought that was just a thing for the office suit
Libre basically means “free as in freedom”
oh that makes a lot of sense, so then the F in FLOSS unambiguously stands for Free as in no-charge, thanks for the explanation!
No, this is a common misconception. F has always stood for Free as in freedom. No part of FOSS or FLOSS refers to price.
This confusion is one of the reasons why the term FOSS or FLOSS is problematic.