Libre Software

Libre software is another name for free software. It was coined in 2000 by the European Commission to avoid the ambiguity of the English word "free". While the English word "free" can mean either "no price" or "unfettered", the word "libre", borrowed from French and Spanish, means exclusively "unfettered" (or "free" in the sense of "has freedom"). French and Spanish have the words "gratuit" and "gratis", respectively, which mean "no price". Although the term has been broadly accepted by the free software community, as of 2004, it has not seen widespread adoption.

 

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