Liber vs. Libre — What's the Difference?

In ancient Roman religion and mythology, Liber ( LY-bər, Latin: [ˈliːbɛr]; "the free one"), also known as Liber Pater ("the free Father"), was a god of viticulture and wine, male fertility and freedom. He was a patron deity of Rome's plebeians and was part of their Aventine Triad.

Especially of the will: free, independent, unconstrained.

(botany) The inner bark of plants, next to the wood. It usually contains a large proportion of woody, fibrous cells, and is the part from which the fibre of the plant is obtained, as that of hemp, etc.

(software) With very few limitations on distribution or the right to access the source code to create improved versions, but not necessarily free of charge.

A book of public records.

(historical) Not enslaved of a black person in a French- or Spanish-colonized area, especially New Orleans.

The inner bark of plants, lying next to the wood. It usually contains a large proportion of woody, fibrous cells, and is, therefore, the part from which the fiber of the plant is obtained, as that of hemp, etc.

(historical) A free (not enslaved) black person in a French- or Spanish-colonized area, especially New Orleans.