Comments on: “Freedom Software” versus “Free Software”

By: The Coming Death or Rebirth of Church Publishing | Ted Carnahan

The Coming Death or Rebirth of Church Publishing | Ted Carnahan — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:14:06 +0000

[...] a hymnal for his small church which will feature music which is free as in free speech or the “freedom” in “freedom software.” Most of the hymns will be derived from The Cyber Hymnal, which is a huge collection of public [...]

By: Ted Carnahan

Ted Carnahan — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:55:53 +0000

Don’t forget “Victory Cabbage!” I hadn’t considered that connotation. Nevertheless, the ambiguity of the word “free” remains, and the most important aspect of Freedom Software to churches isn’t its cost, but it’s lack of limitations. I’m certainly open to other suggestions. The alternatives don’t appeal, though. “Open Source” is more about what programmers can do with it, and “Software Libre” hasn’t caught on. Ideas?

By: Blaise Alleyne

Blaise Alleyne — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:41:48 +0000

My problem with “Freedom software” is the war on terror. It sounds too much like “freedom fries.” I’d get laughed at as a first reaction from most of my friends in Canada for using the term.