Z:gnu-www-ja-lest-codeplex-perplex--02d225-The term =26ldquo;commercial sof/en

The term &ldquo;commercial software companies&rdquo; embodies a peculiar confusion. Every business is by definition commercial, so all software developed by a business&mdash;whether free or proprietary&mdash;is automatically commercial software. But there is a widespread public confusion between &ldquo;commercial software&rdquo; and &ldquo;proprietary software&rdquo;. (See  http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html.)