A few days ago
Anonymous

What exactly does the phrase, “free as in beer” mean? Beer isn’t free?

What exactly does the phrase, “free as in beer” mean? Beer isn’t free?

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A few days ago
Experto Credo

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I have never heard that phrase. Where did YOU hear it?
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A few days ago
Anonymous
According to this Wikipedia article, it’s hacker slang for distinction between “free” meaning “costs no money” as opposed to “free” in the sense of liberty, when referring to software. I’d never heard of it before.
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