Re: What does "Free" Mean?
There are sort of two points embedded in that statement.
The first is that you apparently think that free doesn't have to do with whether something is free to someone but with whether a company gains revenue. That's got nothing to do with free. Broadcast television is free regardless of the fact that the networks generate billions in revenue.
The second is that you seem to feel that if you have to expend effort and time, it's somehow impinges on the state of 'free.' In that case, there's no such thing as a free MUD since I'm not aware of any MUD that doesn't require your effort and time to get ahead.
Having to work to build up an in-game resource makes you not free? Again, in that case, there are no free MUDs.
--matt
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