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Re: [Axiom-developer] Re: [Maxima] Re: GCL used commercially?
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Nicolas Neuss |
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Re: [Axiom-developer] Re: [Maxima] Re: GCL used commercially? |
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25 Jul 2003 18:03:48 +0200 |
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Mike Dewar <address@hidden> writes:
> That is a very broad and misleading statement. Many so-called "free"
> licenses, in particular the GPL, require computer users to give up their
> freedom as well. Of course there are other free licenses, such as the
> BSD-style licenses, which don't do this.
>
> Mike.
I agree with this more or less. There is an interesting viewpoint that the
GPL makes the *software* free (whereas the BSD licenses would give its
users maximal freedom, even the freedom to "enslave" it).
I heard this first in a message by Linus Torvalds (who knows?)
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=9h99ei%24v01%241%25cesium.transmeta.com%40ifi.uio.no
Note that this is *not* the FSF's interpretation!
Nicolas.
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- [Axiom-developer] Re: GCL used commercially?, Richard Stallman, 2003/07/21
- [Axiom-developer] Re: GCL used commercially?, Richard Fateman, 2003/07/21
- [Axiom-developer] Re: GCL used commercially?, Richard Stallman, 2003/07/23
- [Axiom-developer] Re: [Maxima] Re: GCL used commercially?, Richard Fateman, 2003/07/23
- [Axiom-developer] Re: [Maxima] Re: GCL used commercially?, C Y, 2003/07/23
- [Axiom-developer] Re: [Maxima] Re: GCL used commercially?, Richard Stallman, 2003/07/24
- RE: [Axiom-developer] Re: [Maxima] Re: GCL used commercially?, Bill Page, 2003/07/24
- Re: [Axiom-developer] Re: [Maxima] Re: GCL used commercially?, Richard Stallman, 2003/07/25
- Re: [Axiom-developer] Re: [Maxima] Re: GCL used commercially?, Mike Dewar, 2003/07/25
- Re: [Axiom-developer] Re: [Maxima] Re: GCL used commercially?,
Nicolas Neuss <=
- Re: [Axiom-developer] Re: [Maxima] Re: GCL used commercially?, Richard Stallman, 2003/07/27
- [Axiom-developer] [Gcl-devel] Re: GCL used commercially?, Thomas F. Burdick, 2003/07/23
- [Axiom-developer] Re: [Gcl-devel] Re: GCL used commercially?, Richard Stallman, 2003/07/23
Re: [Maxima] Re: [Axiom-developer] Re: [Gcl-devel] Re: [gnu.org #48656] Re: GCL compliance with GNU GPL, Camm Maguire, 2003/07/21