[Linux4christians] beer?

[Gonia Eric - egonia]

OK. Got it. I still don't think it would be a phrase I would use, but thank
you for the explanation.

On Tue, 2005-01-04 at 15:43 -0600, Dave wrote:



On Tue, Jan 04, 2005 at 04:05:54PM -0600, Gonia Eric - egonia wrote: 
> I know I am a lurker on this list, but I must step out of my corner for a 
> few minutes to ask a couple of questions after keeping up with "The Moral 
> foundation of software" thread for a while. 
> 
> What exactly does "free as in beer" mean? 
> 
> Why is this phrase used so liberally on a Christian mailing list? 
> 
> I am not trying to start a flame war here, but I must ask these questions.


Eric,

Its a figure of speech.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_as_in_beer
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_as_in_beer> 

No offence intended.


dave



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