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[DotGNU]software should not have owners (was Re: paying for free software (was Re: `freeing' proprietary software)) |
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Mon, 10 Jun 2002 23:46:54 -0500 |
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Angel "Java" Lopez wrote:
> For me, [author control of software] is not unethical. It is a choice
> of the author. And now, with Free Software, it is a choice of the
> user, to accept the author software or reject it in complete. It is
> unethical to obtain a software in a way contrary to author rights
> (this is my point of view). And in general, the control of software
> usage by the author, it's only to prevent the simultaneous multiple
> use, but nothing else.... It's not an Orwellian control.... ;-)
Free software is not a system to give power to an author, it is a system
of giving the users an equal footing in the software.
And as for "author rights", probably my favorite FS essay from RMS; I
printed this one out, even though I hate printers; I agree with it
completely; you may notice the "sharing proprietary software" paragraph
debated earlier in this thread:
"Why Software Should Not Have Owners"
<http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/why-free.html>
Anyway, if you feel that author rights are important, then that is a
fundamental disagreement, and arguing further about it won't solve
anything.
--
Stephen Compall
DotGNU `Contributor' -- http://www.dotgnu.org
Free software is a matter of the users' freedom to run, copy,
distribute, study, change and improve the software. More precisely, it
refers to four kinds of freedom, for the users of the software:
* The freedom to run the program, for any purpose (freedom 0).
* The freedom to study how the program works, and adapt it to your
needs (freedom 1). Access to the source code is a precondition
for this.
* The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor
(freedom 2).
* The freedom to improve the program, and release your
improvements to the public, so that the whole community
benefits. (freedom 3). Access to the source code is a
precondition for this.
-- RMS, "The Free Software Definition"
- Re: `freeing' proprietary software (was Re: [DotGNU]Open ContentNetwork: Free Software P2P), (continued)
- Re: `freeing' proprietary software (was Re: [DotGNU]Open ContentNetwork: Free Software P2P), Angel \"Java\" Lopez, 2002/06/02
- Re: `freeing' proprietary software (was Re: [DotGNU]Open ContentNetwork: Free Software P2P), Barry Fitzgerald, 2002/06/02
- Re: `freeing' proprietary software (was Re: [DotGNU]Open ContentNetwork: Free Software P2P), Angel \"Java\" Lopez, 2002/06/02
- [DotGNU]paying for free software (was Re: `freeing' proprietary software), S11001001, 2002/06/02
- Re: [DotGNU]paying for free software (was Re: `freeing' proprietary software), Norbert Bollow, 2002/06/05
- Re: [DotGNU]paying for free software (was Re: `freeing' proprietary software), Barry Fitzgerald, 2002/06/09
- Re: [DotGNU]paying for free software (was Re: `freeing' proprietary software), Angel \"Java\" Lopez, 2002/06/09
- Re: [DotGNU]paying for free software (was Re: `freeing' proprietary software), Barry Fitzgerald, 2002/06/09
- Re: [DotGNU]paying for free software (was Re: `freeing' proprietary software), Angel \"Java\" Lopez, 2002/06/09
- Re: [DotGNU]paying for free software (was Re: `freeing' proprietary software), Barry Fitzgerald, 2002/06/09
- [DotGNU]software should not have owners (was Re: paying for free software (was Re: `freeing' proprietary software)),
S11001001 <=
- free "software" & geeky nitpicking (was Re: [DotGNU]paying for free software (was Re: `freeing' proprietary software)), S11001001, 2002/06/11
- Re: free "software" & geeky nitpicking (was Re: [DotGNU]paying for free software (was Re: `freeing' proprietary software)), David Bradley, 2002/06/11
- Re: free "software" & geeky nitpicking (was Re: [DotGNU]paying for free software (was Re: `freeing' proprietary software)), James Michael DuPont, 2002/06/11
- Re: free "software" & geeky nitpicking (was Re: [DotGNU]paying for free software (was Re: `freeing' proprietary software)), David Bradley, 2002/06/11
- Re: free "software" & geeky nitpicking (was Re: [DotGNU]paying for free software (was Re: `freeing' proprietary software)), James Michael DuPont, 2002/06/11
- [DotGNU]The Sacrifice of Idealism: Pioneering FS (was Re: free "software" & geeky nitpicking), S11001001, 2002/06/11