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   What is the difference between Libre and gratis?

   • Libre means "with little or no restriction," whereas Gratis means “at no monetary cost." There’s a subtle but important difference. When you talk about the meaning of “free and open source software,” one way to frame the discussion is to observe the difference between the Latin terms for “free”: Libre and Gratis.

   Libre vs. Gratis, what is Free and Open Source Software?

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   What is the difference between libre open access and Gratis open access?

   • Gratis open access refers to online access free of charge (which Wikipedia indicates with the icon ), and libre open access refers to online access free of charge plus some additional re-use rights (Wikipedia icon ).

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   What is the difference between gratisoa and libreoa?

   • Those collaborations are complementary to advancing towards a fuller, more open future for knowledge. Open access(OA)is the right and freedom to read research, generally online, and ideally with the ability to reuse it without restraint. GratisOA is that freedom to read, and LibreOA is the full freedom to read and reuse.

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   What does Libre mean in English?

   • It means "free" in the sense that some goods or service is supplied without need for payment, even though it may have value. Libre / ˈliːbrə / in English is adopted from the various Romance languages, ultimately descending from the Latin word līber; its origin is closely related to liberty.

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   The adjective free in English is commonly used in one of two meanings: "at no monetary cost" ( gratis) or "with little or no restriction" ( libre ). This ambiguity can cause issues where the distinction is important, as it often is in dealing with laws concerning the use of information, such as copyright and patents .

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   In English, the word free has two meanings, which are very different from each other: Free can mean, that there is no cost associated with it, that something does not cost any money. Free can also mean, that something is related to freedom. Richard Stallman summarised the difference in a slogan: "Think free as in free speech, not free beer." [1]

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   Similar to the free content definition, the terms 'gratis' and 'libre' were used in the Budapest Open Access Initiative definition to distinguish between free to read versus free to reuse. Gratis open access refers to free online access, to read, free of charge, without re-use rights.

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   Libre means "with little or no restriction," whereas Gratis means “at no monetary cost." There’s a subtle but important difference. You can use this analogy to understand the meaning of Free and Open Source software (FOSS). Per Wikipedia:

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   For now, my choice is to use “gratis” and “libre”. They are accurate, neutral, and descriptive. In the neighboring domain of free and open source software, they exactly express the distinction I have in mind. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gratis_versus_Libre. The terms may be unfamiliar in the domain of OA or scholarly communication.

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   Gratis OA is that freedom to read, and Libre OA is the full freedom to read and reuse. The full freedom, as defined in the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOIA) includes:

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   The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) considers libre to be obsolete, [2] but the word has come back into limited [3] use. Unlike gratis, libre appears in few English dictionaries, [3] although there is no other English single-word adjective signifying "liberty" exclusively, without also meaning "at no monetary cost". "Free beer" vs "free speech ...