:Free Software Magazine: The Risk of Mixing Free and Non-Free
Free Software Magazine: The Risk of Mixing Free and Non-Free May 10, 2005, 03 :15 UTC (1 Talkback[s]) (6147 reads) (Other stories by Edward Macnaghten)
"If you are reading this you probably use free software. In fact, I think the probability that you are reading this article using free software is extremely high, whether it is 'free-as-in-speech' as in Firefox, or 'free-as-in-beer' as in Internet Explorer. Free software is increasingly being taken for granted and is almost treated as some kind of legal right in some quarters. And so it should be. A lot of people have had to put a great deal of effort into ensuring sufficient 'free-as-in-speech' software exists for this to be so. However, over-basking in the sunshine of carefree internet surfing may be as risky as not using sunblock when going out in the sun. Drifting into over-indulging in the candy-shop of license free word-processing and spreadsheet-calculating may well cost you the IT equivalent of a jean size. The liberty of being able to use free software is still at risk..."
