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by pjmlp 3321 days ago
Free software is software that doesn't cost any money, hence it is free.
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Karellen 3320 days ago
You're confusing free software[0] with freeware[1]

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeware

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lucb1e 3321 days ago
Although it is often the case that free software (or libre software, or whatever you want to call it) is available at no cost, the term "free software" generally does not refer to the price but to the given freedoms.
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