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| author | P. J. McDermott <pjm@nac.net> | 2011-11-19 19:31:30 (EST) |
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| committer | P. J. McDermott <pjm@nac.net> | 2011-11-19 19:31:30 (EST) |
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Mention "false exclusionary disjunct" instead.
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diff --git a/essays/commercial-free-software.html b/essays/commercial-free-software.html index 473c2d3..74b0922 100755 --- a/essays/commercial-free-software.html +++ b/essays/commercial-free-software.html @@ -10,9 +10,11 @@ software. They believe that "free" means "noncommercial", and they might compare "open-source" software and "commercial" software as if the terms were opposite and mutually exclusive. This is in fact a logical fallacy; - specifically it is an affirmation of a disjunct. Software can be both free - and commercial. If a software copyright license allowed only noncommercial - dealing, it would be considered neither free nor open source. + specifically it is a + <a href="http://www.pehjota.net/essays/commercial-free-software.html">false + exclusionary disjunct</a>. Software can be both free and commercial. If a + software copyright license allowed only noncommercial dealing, it would be + considered neither free nor open source. </p> <p> Free software is in fact used commercially, and successful business models |