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History of free

The concept of free as in free beer "grātia" is new to English language, before modern English that is. Free as in freedom "līber" is the original meaning. In comparative study to old Germanic languages one can easily see that the parse "without charge" is used when "grātia" is meant, that would be if translated like: beer available without charge. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.112.82.3 (talk • contribs) 14:40, 27 June 2007

"Free (gratis)" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Free (gratis) has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 June 11 § Free of charge until a consensus is reached. Sign² (talk) 19:21, 11 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

"Freedom of beer" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Freedom of beer has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 June 18 § Freedom of beer until a consensus is reached. Sign² (talk) 01:43, 18 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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The redirect Gratis versus libre has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 June 20 § Gratis versus libre until a consensus is reached. — Godsy^(TALK_CONT) 23:54, 20 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]