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"Libre" is a word borrowed from latin languages and helps distinguish free of monetary cost (gratis) and freedom/liberty (libre). The Free Software Foundation often characterizes this as free as in freedom, not free as in free beer.
  
 
=External Resources=
 
=External Resources=
 
* [https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/floss-and-foss.en.html FLOSS and FOSS] at the Free Software Foundation
 
* [https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/floss-and-foss.en.html FLOSS and FOSS] at the Free Software Foundation
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open-source_software Free and open-source software] on Wikipedia
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open-source_software Free and open-source software] on Wikipedia

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Definitions

Free, libre and opensource software (FLOSS)

Free and opensource software (FOSS)

"Libre" is a word borrowed from latin languages and helps distinguish free of monetary cost (gratis) and freedom/liberty (libre). The Free Software Foundation often characterizes this as free as in freedom, not free as in free beer.

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