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Re: [ox-en] Slides for Lancaster



* The actual product is gratis

  However: Price plays a role, but is not crucial

Given how confused most people still are about this
free-as-in-speech-vs.-free-as-in-beer ambiguity, I find the above point
not very helpful. What is "the product", and what is gratis about it ?
It may have been best to skip this point, or simply stating that the issue
is in fact about freedom, not price.

Ditto here.

I think it is time to give the audience the 'correct' perception that free software does not mean 'gratis' and people should not expect free labour and gifts. There are many free software developers making a living on developing free software or providing relevant service, and this should be emphasised in order to promote an economy of free software.

Thanks for sharing the slides, though.

Best wishes,
yuwei

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