Yeah, the english language has a problem with that. But not just English!
Polish does too, the translation would be “Wolne oprogramowanie”. However wolne can be understood both as free and… Slow.
Yeah, slow software lmao
If you’d like to know more about software freedom checkout the Free Software Foundation, Software Freedom Conservancy, of course the GNU project and some Linux youtubers like Distrotube and the like.
TIL of GNU’s philosophical take on “free software”. Thanks!
Though, it was quite a hassle to find amidst all the other search results for “free software”… 😅
Maybe we should use “libre” to differentiate the 2, like GNU points out.
Yeah, the english language has a problem with that. But not just English!
Polish does too, the translation would be “Wolne oprogramowanie”. However wolne can be understood both as free and… Slow.
Yeah, slow software lmao
If you’d like to know more about software freedom checkout the Free Software Foundation, Software Freedom Conservancy, of course the GNU project and some Linux youtubers like Distrotube and the like.