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Re: Open source - Free software

From: Alfred M. Szmidt
Subject: Re: Open source - Free software
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 20:48:04 +0200 (CEST) 
   > It is how the term [freeware] has been defined since around the
   > 1980's.  And yes, it does exclude free software, since free
   > software by definition is commercial software too.

   To the general public freeware is any software one does not have to
   pay for.

The general public becomes quite suprised that you can actually charge
a fee for free software.
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