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 The term ``free software'' has an ambiguity problem: an unintended
 meaning, ``Software you can get for zero price,'' fits the term just
 as well as the intended meaning, software which gives the user certain
-freedoms.  We address this problem by publishing a <A
+freedoms. We address this problem by publishing a <A
 HREF="/philosophy/free-sw.html"> more precise definition of free
 software</A>, but this is not a perfect solution; it cannot completely
-eliminate the problem.  An unambiguously correct term would be better.
+eliminate the problem.  An unambiguously correct would be better,
+assuming it doesn't have other problems.
+
 <P>
 
-But nobody has found an unambiguously correct alternative for ``free
-software'' in English.  (Some languages, such as French, Spanish, and
-Japanese, have obvious ways to do this.)  Every proposed replacement
-for ``free software'' has a similar kind of semantic problem, or
-worse--and this includes ``open source software.''  ``Free software''
-has multiple meanings, not just the intended one; ``open source
-software'' has a single natural meaning, but it is not the intended
-one.
+Unfortunately, all the alternatives have problems of their own.  We've
+looked at many alternatives that people have suggested, and while some
+avoid this problem, they have other problems; none is so entirely
+"right" that switching to it would be a good idea.  Every proposed
+replacement for ``free software'' has a similar kind of semantic
+problem, or worse--and this includes ``open source software.''
+
 <P>
 
 The obvious meaning for ``open source software'' is ``You can look at
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 permitted in any medium, provided this notice is preserved.<P>
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