Free Software

Before you answer this seemingly rhetoric question , ask yourself this : Do you understand the meaning of the word "FREE" in context with the term "Free Software" ?

From an unsatisfying personal experience I can tell you that most software engineers don't.

In brief, the "FREE" in software stands for "FREEDOM" and not for "free of cost". What this means is that, you have the Freedom to look at the source code of the software, modify it if you think you can enhance it any way, redistribute it to whoever your little heart desires. This redistribution can be free of cost OR...... YOU CAN CHARGE ANY AMOUNT YOU LIKE.

Is the title misleading? No it was not intentional but accidental that I came across a good study conducted by a company which uses this title while publishing their study. Here is the link to the article

According to me the greatest benefit from Open Source is the learning opportunity it offers and the stimulation it provides for folks like me to innovate in the Open with projects like Samooha

Press Release from Free Software Foundation of India
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Bangalore to Host the Fourth International Conference
on GPLv3

India will host the Fourth International GPLv3
Conference in Bangalore,
this August 23-24, 2006. A part of the world-wide
drive to create awareness
about the upcoming version three of the GNU General
Public License (GPLv3),