Re: [Fsfe-uk] Re: ECF/ESF

[Graham Seaman]

MJ Ray wrote:

> On 2004-10-09 20:43:12 +0100 Stuart A Yeates 
> <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> [http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/resources/whysource.xml] 

> It may be worth making the next paragraph: "Here are six good uses _of 
> this sort of source code access for_ non-programmers."

A few  other details (apologies if somebody already mentioned these, I 
missed part of this thread):

- translation: could the very specific mentions of 'students' be 
replaced with some more general term (eg. end users)
- Customisation:  '.. can only be customised ways ...' - missing the 
word 'in'
- Bug fixes: '... and make the software available to them...' : not 
quite clear who 'them' is: could this be something like
'obtain a version of the software'.
- Security: is it worth mentioning Trojans and back doors as well as 
bugs? Sounds a bit paranoid, but there have been
cases, and it is important for security.
- Freedom of use: I guess this is technically correct but it skates over 
the case where the free software in question comes
with a service agreement which is limited by number of seats.
   +Also, should it be 'run ON any machine'?
   +Might it be worth mention the possibility of porting between systems?

Cheers
Graham