AcrobatReader: A bug or intentionally?

[Matthew Flaschen]

Mark Wallace wrote:
> Realize though, the fact that you need a license doesn't mean that 
> one is expensive or hard to obtain.

Obviously.  It's not that there's a license; it's what the license says.
 Free software lets you study, modify, copy, and redistribute a program
freely.

> Or, like Adobe, he might be willing to give you a license for free
> because he hopes that you will turn around and buy his full suite.
> 
> Netscape was giving a free license to just about anybody who would 
> listen because browsers like 4.08 had a built in button on the 
> toolbar that  took you to their site.

Again, whether a license is free (libre) is unrelated to cost.

Matt Flaschen