What a fantastic meme. Michelle quotes Deborah quoting some unknown-but-sage librarian, talking about the “free”-ness of open source software:
“…all of these technologies are ‘free’ as in ‘free kittens,’ not free as in ‘free beer.’”
The point being that open-source software takes care and feeding, and the occasional trip to the vet.
Free as in “Free Kittens”
Apr 24th, 2007 by Jon Stahl
Jodie recently described NewsCloud as “your baby that needs care and feeding” … but I like thinking it’s more like my puppy.
Okay, I’ll bite. I must have missed out on the free beer in college. I always had to pay my fair share!
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