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Not regulated, restircted or controlled.
Costing nothing.
Not containing something. (Free of additives).
"Think 'free speech'%5000000, not 'free beer.'" – Richard Stallman This idea needs elaboration, but it's here as a seed for development of this article. <>< tbc
I visited this article on Wikipedia specifically because I had recently seen the phrases "free (as in beer)" and "free (as in beer and speech)" online. I started to wonder what the origin of these distinctions were and came to this article. Sadly, the information I was looking for was only here, on the discussion page. If these phrases are coming anywhere close to the common (internet) parlance, then IMO there should definitely be a Wikipedia page (this one or another) briefly explaning the origin and meaning behind them. Also: what's with the "free to write for TLove" part about? - IQpierce
"Free as in speech" means unrestricted, "free as in beer" means without cost.
Is this whole article not something that belongs on the wiktionary ? I would propose to delete it.
Wouldn't free software make more sense under CS than economics? — Joe Llywelyn Griffith Blakesley talk contrib 20:41, 28 March 2006 (UTC)
I was looking for information of what constitutes free products. Free has long been a marketing or sales tactic, but I don't see anything pertinent on this page. -- EsotericRogue Talk 03:50, 29 September 2010 (UTC)
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