Re: What does "libre" refer to in the context of a software license?

From	Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
Newsgroups	alt.comp.freeware, alt.os.linux.mint, comp.os.linux.misc, alt.comp.os.windows-11, alt.comp.os.windows-10
Subject	Re: What does "libre" refer to in the context of a software license?
Date	2026-07-03 03:19 +0000
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
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On Thu, 2 Jul 2026 22:11:23 +1000, Daniel70 wrote:

> Gee Whiz!! Didn't I just type that?? More succinct, or explicit,
> maybe, but the same. ;-P

The Four Freedoms:
<https://fsfe.org/freesoftware/freesoftware.en.html>.

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