Re: [Fsfe-uk] open source software and uk government

[Georg C. F. Greve]

 || On 17 Dec 2001 13:53:42 +0000
 || Alex Hudson <address@hidden> wrote: 

 ah> Unfortunately, their description of 'open source' is free
 ah> software, basically. I quote:

 ah>    "Although the Supporters of Open Source sofware often stress
 ah> that it is free only in the sense of 'free speech', it is
 ah> important to note ... the license shall not require a ... fee for
 ah> such a sale"

There is no requirement to pass Free Software on for no charge. They
appear to be somewhat confused about the definition of Free Software.


 ah> They apparently think that the FSF split from the Open Source
 ah> movement too, and repeatedly use the term 'infect' when talking
 ah> of the GPL.

It seems they have picked up some parts (from a biased source) but not
really understood Free Software. Does anyone have contact to the
people involved in this study? We should point out those mistakes.

Regards,
Georg

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Georg C. F. Greve                                 <address@hidden>
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