Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Is there any software that is libre but not gratis?

[Mitchell B. Roe]

PartedMagic[0] could be one possible example.  The software is, afaik, 
libre, but the developer has implemented a pay-wall.

[0]: https://partedmagic.com/

On 2016/02/23 20:38, Sam Pablo Kuper wrote:
> This is a genuine question. My impression is that the set of software
> that is wholly libre but is not available gratis, is an empty set.
>
> However, my knowledge of libre software is limited compared to that of
> this mailing list's users.
>
> If you know of any examples of software that are libre but not available
> gratis, I would be grateful to know about them.
>
> My impression is that Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), for instance, is
> not in that set, because the parts of RHEL that are not available gratis
> are also not libre, and so RHEL as a whole is not libre (even though
> *most* of its constituent parts are indeed libre).
>
> Thanks!
>
> Sam Pablo Kuper
>
> P.S. In case you are curious why I am asking this, it is because I am
> editing a Wikipedia "draft" to offer guidance to Wikipedia editors
> writing about software. I am trying to determine whether there is a need
> to provide guidance for writing about software that is libre but not gratis.
>
> Here is the current version of the draft. The draft is absolutely a work
> in progress. The second row in the table is the relevant one:
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Draft:Don%27t_call_non-free_software_%22free%22&oldid=706569795#Summary