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Why is the RMS definition of freedom different from freedom as it is generally understood. Some dictionary definitions of freedom are: > the power or right to
by discodave 10y ago
Why is the RMS definition of freedom different from freedom as it is generally understood.
Some dictionary definitions of freedom are:
> the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint.
> absence of subjection to foreign domination or despotic government.
> the state of not being imprisoned or enslaved.
So the changes in GPL v3 are about maximising the freedom of your software and it's users, at the expense of curtailing the freedom of Apple/TIVO & friends to distribute it.
- smallnamespace 10y agoDRM helps maximize the freedom of rightsholders. Would you call DRM technologies 'pro-freedom'?