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		comex 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: "Free Software": An idea whose time has passed (2021). Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26573425 The top thread discusses how the claim that the L in FLOSS stands for "Liberal" is highly dubious.

scj 5 months ago [–]

Stallman, who apparently speaks French, said the 'L' stands for "Libre". https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/floss-and-foss.en.html

The word matches his intent of "Free Software" without English's ambiguity around gratuity vs. freedom.

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