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I don't know why but it pissed me off so much that they called gimp "freeware"
(www.tomshardware.com)
Please explain. How is FOSS not also freeware?
this post was submitted on 17 Mar 2025
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeware
Unlike with free and open-source software, which are also often distributed free of charge, the source code for freeware is typically not made available.
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You pay for it by interfering in corporate profits and therefore innovation! Linux stole from Microsoft! And because they did we now have Windows 11.
I hope I don't need a slash s?
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I mean they call it out in the article that it's free and open source. Hey it might get someone looking for freeware to get gimp instead.
Mayhaps or most like other tech "journalist" he prolly has no idea what the difference is
At this point i don't think any tech article is written by a human
Honestly so true
I think the same...
Freeware = Free software
Technically true.
Yes, but the average person doesn't give a shit about the technical definition. You know what is meant, don't be pedantic about it.
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