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		ajdlinux on Sept 2, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Contemplating the possible retirement of Apache Op... I speak en-AU - I'm not sure what connotations "libre" has to most English speakers who haven't learned a Romance language or been involved in the Free Software world. "Libre" is not a common English word - I imagine to many English speakers you'd probably have to explain the shared etymology with "liberty" for people to get it. The French pronunciation is non-obvious to an English speaker.

xenophonf on Sept 2, 2016 | [–]

"Liberty Office" would have been a much better English moniker.

stuaxo on Sept 2, 2016 | | [–]

Uggh... it sounds horrible ! Makes me think of the statue of liberty and US flags..

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