Subj : Beer is not free.
To   : Tiny
From : richardw
Date : Tue Oct 18 2005 18:35:00

  Re: Beer is not free.
  By: Tiny to All on Tue Oct 18 2005 06:16 pm

 > Beer is not free.
 > 
 > I read what wikipedia says.... I still say it's not free.
 > 
 > I /need/ to know how that stupid "Free as in beer" got started.
 > 
 > It's making me mental.

They mean free as in a tangible object you can pass around.  Free as in 
no-charge.  Beer just seems to be the thing most people like getting for 
free I suppose.  :-)



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