Re:GNU founder Stallman: ‘Open source is not free software’
by voaie on Friday August 12, 2016 @05:30AM
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> whereas free software is primarily about protecting the freedom of people.
That's why people often misunderstand the redefined/restricted freedom of GPL. I don't even want to associate GNU with "free software". Just replace "have the freedom to ..." for "have the right to ...", this way the philosophy of GPL would sound better to my ears.
That's why people often misunderstand the redefined/restricted freedom of GPL. I don't even want to associate GNU with "free software". Just replace "have the freedom to ..." for "have the right to ...", this way the philosophy of GPL would sound better to my ears.