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  Gratis versus Libre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In hacker slang, another common term for gratis is free as in beer.
It can be contrasted with the expressions free as in speech, free as in freedom, or free as in rights, which refer to something which is free of restrictions, as in the freedom of speech.
Since the advent of the free software movement, these terms have entered frequent use for categorising computer programs according to the licenses and legal fetters that cover them, and both this expression and the term gratis are used to distinguish freeware (gratis software) from free software.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Free_as_in_beer   (347 words)

  
 Beer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hopped beer was imported to England from the Netherlands as early as 1400 in Winchester, and hops were being planted on the island by 1428.
Because beer is composed mainly of water, the source of the water and its characteristics have an important effect on the character of the beer.
Wood-aged beers are any traditional or experimental beer that has been aged in a wooden barrel or have been in contact with wood (in the form of chips, cubes or "beans") for a period of time (Oak is the most common).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Beer   (3627 words)

  
 Free as in beer - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The expression free as in beer refers to things which are available at no monetary cost (like free beer at a party).
It can be contrasted with the expressions free as in speech or free as in freedom, which refer to something which is free of restrictions, as in the freedom of speech.
The expression Free as in Freedom is also the title of a 2002 biography of Richard Stallman, founder of the Free Software Foundation.
www.open-encyclopedia.com /Free_as_in_beer   (170 words)

  
 Free as in beer : Free as in speech
Free as in beer : Free as in speech
It can be contrasted with the expressions free as in speech or free as in freedom, which refer to something (especially software) which is free of restrictions, as in the freedom of speech.
The expression "free as in freedom" is significant in that it was the title of a 2002 biography of Richard Stallman, founder of the Free Software Foundation.
www.fastload.org /fr/Free_as_in_speech.html   (196 words)

  
 Free as in beer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Since the advent of the free software movement, these terms have entered frequent use, for categorising computer program s according to the license s and legal fetters which cover them.
"Free as in beer" and "Free as in speech" can imply that something is not completely free--that there are strings attached.
Beer Info Source Includes the WWW Virtual Library's beer and brewing pages, the Atlanta Beer Guide, and lists of beer periodicals.
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Free_as_in_beer.html   (612 words)

  
 The Free Software Definition - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)
Free software is a matter of the users' freedom to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve the software.
Thus, you should be free to redistribute copies, either with or without modifications, either gratis or charging a fee for distribution, to anyone anywhere.
Being free to do these things means (among other things) that you do not have to ask or pay for permission.
www.gnu.org /philosophy/free-sw.html   (1474 words)

  
 Free as in beer - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The expression ' is also the title of a 2002 biography of Richard Stallman, founder of the Free Software Foundation.
For example, gratis (no cost) and libre (free of restrictions) in certain Romance languages.
Berlin: The Red Room and White Beer : The "Free" Hegelian Radicals in the 1840s (Time/Space-Artists and Scholars, Vol.
encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /free_as_in_beer.htm   (279 words)

  
 Free as in beer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
It can be contrasted with the free as in speech or free as in freedom which refer to something which is free of restrictions as in the freedom of speech.
In French (and other Latin and shemic the distinction is simpler because the word free can be translated as gratuit (no cost gratis in Latin) or libre (free of restrictions).
To some people (outside the particular context software) "free beer" can imply free riding or freeloading - taking advantage of that is not paid for.
www.freeglossary.com /Free_as_in_beer   (283 words)

  
 August Beer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
August Beer (July 31, 1825 - November 18, 1863), German mathematician, chemist, physicist.
Beer was born in Trier, where he studied mathematics and natural sciences.
He worked for Julius Plücker in Bonn afterwards, where he made Ph.D. in 1848 and professor in 1850.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/August_Beer   (102 words)

  
 ..::...Vores ØL...::..   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Yes, they are free to use our recipe at will - but they also have to comply with the licence and publish their version of the recipe under the same Creative Commons license.
This requirement is to keep the beer "free" so everyone has the freedom to improve the recipe based on the work of others.
We think that our open source beer is a nice twist on this quote, and we think it is interesting to see if our beer grows stronger in out in the free and perhaps one day becomes the Linux of beers.
www.voresoel.dk /main.php?id=70   (581 words)

  
 Free As In Beer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
VMWare Inc. has released a new free (as in beer) virtual machine runtime called VMware Player.
Around the world, tens of millions of euros have been used in the development of gluten-free beer.
http://www.faifzilla.org Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software, the 2002 biography of Richard Stallman, written by Sam Williams and published libre under the GNU Free Documentation License.
free-as-in-beer.wikiverse.org   (374 words)

  
 Gluten Free Beer for Celiacs is REAL BEER ! - Beer and Brewing
When using a glass, you allow the CO in the beer to dissipate into the atmosphere before it is introduced into your stomach, avoiding the feeling that you are a bloated, hot air balloon.
For those who love beer, pasta, bread and cereals, the thought of living without these foods is so great that the potential Celiac delays getting tested, while suffering from the deteriorating effects of the disease.
Subcategory I is defined for “Gluten free malt-based beer made from malted grains” where a minimum of 51% of the fermentable carbohydrates are from malted grains.
www.bellaonline.com /ArticlesP/art35224.asp   (699 words)

  
 Beer's right to Free expression - UCD Advocate - Life & Arts
The Flying Dog beer, the same beer that gained the brewery notoriety, has a dog attached to a flying apparatus with bat wings, the same wings that have become the Flying Dog logo.
It was then, perhaps after many beers, that they came up with the idea to have Steadman illustrate the labels for the brewery.
During the time of the lawsuit, when the label was off the shelves, Steadman designed a different label that read: "Good beer, no censorship." Steadman took the lawsuit seriously because he saw it as a regulation of his artwork and an infringement of his right to free expression.
www.ucdadvocate.com /news/2005/02/09/LifeArts/Beers.Right.To.Free.Expression-860370.shtml   (328 words)

  
 free as in beer discount sale free as in beer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Back in the 1970's, before the advent of lifestyle marketing in beer, which sold an image or, in advertising speak, a 'badge' rather than a taste, the major brands from Canada's national breweries were well known as being more full-bodied and hoppy than those of their American peers.
I forget the exact name of the Parisian beer bar I was sitting in when I first noticed the new beer from the Brasserie Duyck, the northern French brewery best known for their Jenlain bière de garde, but the ale itself certainly caught my attention.
Because one of the jobs I've assigned myself at beerbistro, the downtown Toronto beer cuisine restaurant and bar in which I'm a partner, is the creation of the beer cocktail list, which made its debut with the second printing of the beer menu and is being elaborated upon in the current third edition.
distributor.beer-brewing.org /free-as-in-beer.html   (1964 words)

  
 Categories of Free and Non-Free Software - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)
Free software is software that comes with permission for anyone to use, copy, and distribute, either verbatim or with modifications, either gratis or for a fee.
If the source code is in the public domain, that is a special case of non-copylefted free software, which means that some copies or modified versions may not be free at all.
Meanwhile, most free software is not in the public domain; it is copyrighted, and the copyright holders have legally given permission for everyone to use it in freedom, using a free software license.
www.gnu.org /philosophy/categories.html   (2471 words)

  
 Free speech, free beer and free software | CNET News.com
"Free" is used as in the phrase "free speech" (a right we covet), rather than the phrase "free beer" (always too good to be true) or "free kitten" (which sounds good, but has a high overhead).
Confusion arises because free software mostly has a zero price tag as a natural consequence of the original license, the GPL, that enforces the liberty of developers to use code created by their peers.
The early years of open source have thus focused on free (as in beer) software, so it is still possible to misunderstand.
news.com.com /2010-1071-954384.html   (1071 words)

  
 Wired News: Free Beer for Geeks
The recipe and brand of their beer is published under a Creative Commons license, which means anyone can use the recipe for pleasure or profit.
On their website, the students said they are interested in seeing how their beer will get better once it is out in the world, acquiring slight improvements as the recipe is shared.
According to the site, Vores Øl created the beer "as an experiment in applying modern open-source ideas and methods on a traditional real-world product." While the idea of open-source beer has been around since 1998 as a joke, the students and Superflex decided to make it a reality.
www.wired.com /news/business/0,1367,68144,00.html   (920 words)

  
 ipedia.com: TANSTAAFL Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Though it is possible for an individual to get a "free lunch" (as when a company cuts costs and gains competitive advantage by polluting the air), someone ends up paying the cost of the "lunch." Even though there is no individual or private cost, there is a social cost.
Strictly speaking, the idea that there is no free lunch at the societal level applies only when all resources are being used completely and appropriately, i.e., when efficiency prevails.
The free market is seen as the solution to issues such as pollution.
www.ipedia.com /tanstaafl.html   (442 words)

  
 SUPERFLEX - we are much more than a tube company
The recipe and the whole brand of FREE BEER is published under a Creative Commons license, which basically means that anyone can use the recipe to brew the beer or to create a derivative of the recipe.
You are free to earn money from FREE BEER, but you have to publish the recipe under the same license and credit our work.
The first open source beer "Vores Øl" (our beer) was made with a group of students at the IT-University in Copenhagen.
www.superflex.net /projects/freebeer   (149 words)

  
 SlantyNet » Blog Archive » Free as in beer takes on a new meaning   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Free as in beer takes on a new meaning
“Free as in speech, not free as in beer.”
Beer can be free, as in gratis, as in you don’t have to pay for it.
www.slanty.net /en/2005/07/13/free-as-in-beer-takes-on-a-new-meaning   (211 words)

  
 s c r a f f o r d . c o m
The Ramapo Valley Brewery in Suffern, New York produces a gluten-free 'beer' which uses amber honey, molasses, noble hops and kosher yeast.
And there is, or will soon be, another gluten-free beer available here in the U.S. thanks to the Gluten Free Beer Project.
If this approach appeals to you, there's only one place to start: Beer Stuff's Gluten Free Beer Page, where you'll find good information from the sainted Eric Constans, who was making GF beer when most of use were still in diapers.
www.scrafford.com /beer/gfb.html   (621 words)

  
 Our Beer is Free - Beer League Hockey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Brewed under the Creative Commons License, Attribution - ShareAlike 2.0 in which you are free to copy, distribute, display and perform the work, even for a profit as long as you give credit to the Vores Øl Group and redistribute your product's recipe under the same creative commons license.
Beer is a natural fit based on the classic and famous Free Software Definition in which free is a matter of liberty, not price.
It is a medium strong beer (6% vol) with a deep golden red color and apparently an original but familiar taste.  Of course it is spiked with guarana for that natural energy-boost that students need to pull the all-nighters.
www.beerleaguehockey.com /content/view/354/92   (298 words)

  
 Free as in speech and beer - Darren Wershler Henry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Free as in speech and beer - Darren Wershler Henry
The rapid-fire, uncontrollable exchange of digital information - text files (including books), software, full-length feature films, pornography, video games - is quickly eroding copyright laws, licensing systems, distribution systems, pricing schemes and the other trappings of intellectual property management that our society has carefully tended for the last two centuries.
Increasingly, people are coming to the conclusion that the death of intellectual property as we know it is a good and laudable turn of events, that software and other types of intellectual property should be free - free as in "speech," free as in "beer," and sometimes free as in speech and beer.
www.freeasinspeechandbeer.com   (139 words)

  
 Free As In Beer Quotes, Sayings, Quotations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
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www.alky.com /quotes/Free_as_in_beer   (319 words)

  
 Telepocalypse by Martin Geddes: Free as in beer
Telepocalypse by Martin Geddes: Free as in beer
In case you were doubting that the correct price for traditional voice calling is zero, take a look at Stanaphone.
Free long distance calls to regular phones in the US Free international calls to select countries
www.telepocalypse.net /archives/000417.html   (116 words)

  
 Gluten Free Brewing Project
The grains that must be used to brew a non-gluten beer are not available in a malted form, for the most part.
Check out the News page for ongoing project updates and the Recipes section for detailed information about each batch of gluten free beer that is produced for this project.
Homebrewing beer is a complex process in itself, and with the additional steps needed to brew gluten free, it can become quite a nightmare.
www.fortunecity.com /boozers/brewerytap/555/gfbeer/gfbeer.htm   (2002 words)

  
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On the cause to liberate beer from the notions of those who oppose the Biblical view of drinking in moderation.
www.drink-galaxy.com /articles/26/free-beer.html   (433 words)

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