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@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ operating systems onto the new hardware.
446 The sale of teaching, hand-holding and maintenance services could 446 The sale of teaching, hand-holding and maintenance services could
447also employ programmers. 447also employ programmers.
448 448
449 People with new ideas could distribute programs as freeware, asking 449 People with new ideas could distribute programs as freeware(7), asking
450for donations from satisfied users, or selling hand-holding services. 450for donations from satisfied users, or selling hand-holding services.
451I have met people who are already working this way successfully. 451I have met people who are already working this way successfully.
452 452
@@ -534,3 +534,10 @@ lead others to suppose that those laws form one coherent issue. The way to be
534clear is to to discuss patents, copyrights, and trademarks separately. 534clear is to to discuss patents, copyrights, and trademarks separately.
535See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/not-ipr.xhtml for more explanation 535See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/not-ipr.xhtml for more explanation
536of how this term spreads confusion and bias. 536of how this term spreads confusion and bias.
537
538 (7) In 1985 I had not yet recognize it is important to distinguish
539clearly between "free software" and "freeware". The term "freeware"
540means you are free to redistribute the software--but not necessarily
541free to study and change the source code. So it is not the same as
542free software. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html
543for more explanation.