On Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:37:21 -0400, Nicolas George wrote:

> English uses the word "free" for two very different notions: not having
> to pay, or being able to do whatever one wants. Other Germanic languages
> seem to have the same flaw, whereas Romance languages do not: in Latin
> free-as-in-free-speech is spelled "liber" (think "liberty") while
> free-as-in-free-beer is spelled "gratuitus" (think "gratis").

Yep, some have taken to calling it "Libre" instead of "Free" in order to 
make the distinction.

Jim

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