Gratis/Libre

[Matthew East]

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* Matthew Flaschen:
> The Ubuntu documentation in general seems to be very careless about the
> distinction between gratis and Free/libre/open source.  For example,
> about-ubuntu.xml says "The Ubuntu project is entirely committed to the
> principles of open source software development; people are encouraged to
> use open source software, improve it, and pass it on. This means that
> Ubuntu is and will always be free of charge."

You're correct: the words "This means" are misleading. Bugs on this are
welcome (also open them on the website where this text occurs, because
that is where our material has come from). Even better, attach patches!

> That doesn't mean you can't charge for the media.  In fact, saying
> Ubuntu is free of charge is just wrong, since it sells CD's.

That's not quite correct: while it is possible to buy Ubuntu CDs, Ubuntu
is free of charge because you can download it, or request free shipments
from Canonical.

Anyway, bugs and patches welcome.
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