• rtxn@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Free does not mean “no payment, ever”. If the source code and build toolchain are openly and completely available, but prebuilt binaries are paid-only, it still satisfies the “free as in gratis” criterion.

    • Possibly linux@lemmy.zip
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      4 months ago

      Unless the payment method involves proprietary software. Also online payments are service as a software substitute (SaaS)