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It's so easy to say that freedom means that "I should be able to do what I want without regard for others". I never said anything like that. I am talking cod
by rimantas 17y ago
It's so easy to say that freedom means that "I should be
able to do what I want without regard for others".
I never said anything like that. I am talking code, not SUVs and firearms there.
I don't want some RMS or EFF or FSF telling others what they can and cannot do with my code just because they have some weird image of freedom.
- jrockway 17y agoThey're not telling you that. License your own code under whatever license you want. When you use my code I want you to be restricted. I want you to make all your changes publicly available to everyone, and if you make a hardware device that runs my code, I want you to make it possible for users to modify my code and be able to run it on that device. If you don't want to agree to my conditions, don't run my code. But this isn't about taking away freedom; I want there to be more freedom. Because of the conditions I impose, anyone can build off your work in addition to my work. More code, more freedom.
- loup-vaillant 17y ago> I want you to make all your changes publicly available to everyone […] This phrasing was careless: it sounds like you want to prevent private modifications (freedom 1). You're not the only one to make this mistake. Because of it, many people think the GPL forbids private modifications. Many don't like it because of this misconception, so we should mind our words. Of course, I agree with the gist of your post.