Z:gnu-www-ja-selling--598190-The word =26ldquo;free=26rdquo; ha/en

The word &ldquo;free&rdquo; has two legitimate general meanings; it can refer either to freedom or to price. When we speak of &ldquo;free software&rdquo;, we're talking about freedom, not price. (Think of &ldquo;free speech&rdquo;, not &ldquo;free beer&rdquo;.) Specifically, it means that a user is free to run the program, change the program, and redistribute the program with or without changes.