Re: [tlug] linux in Japanese schools

["Stephen J. Turnbull" <stephen@example.com>]

Josh Glover writes:

 > I think that if the accepted word for Free Software is フリーソフト, you
 > will cause more confusion by using 自由ソフト than you will prevent, as
 > Japanese speakers will not equate 自由 with フリー, and thus think that
 > 自由ソフト and フリーソフト are two different types of software.

(1) RMS disagrees with you.  The FSF-sanctioned translation is 自由ソ
フトウエア, as far as I know.

(2) The battle has long since been lost.  The definition of フリーソフ
ト has been "download without pay" for a decade.  Check out Sharp's
Zaurus sites for example.