Re: [gNewSense-users] libre people

[Sam Geeraerts]

Paul O'Malley - gnu's not unix - schreef:
> Sam Geeraerts wrote:
> > Paul O'Malley - gnu's not unix - schreef:
> > > Sam Geeraerts wrote:
> > My words? I had issues with the words libre and free, not freedom. 
> > Anyway, I can see that software would not be the first thing on 
> > people's minds when you say Freedom, but do you really think people 
> > would take offence? That sounds a bit strange, but then I'm not a 
> > native English speaker nor do I have a cultural background that would 
> > have such associations. Interesting thought.
> I do or I would not have said it.
>
> Freedom, tends to be Freedom Fighters, which as we all know one person's 
> freedom fighter, is another person's terrorist.
>
> Freedom fries.

Alright, so probably "Freedom + <noun>" has a negative connotation for 
an amount of people too significant for us not to take into account. I'm 
not saying we should discard the term completely, but we should at least 
consider the alternatives a bit more.

Now, I wonder if the term "libre" has a similar issue for Spanish or 
French speakers. If it does, please let us know.