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From https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html: > A program is free software if it gives users adequately all of
by rvern 10y ago
From https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html:
> A program is free software if it gives users adequately all of these freedoms. Otherwise, it is nonfree. While we can distinguish various nonfree distribution schemes in terms of how far they fall short of being free, we consider them all equally unethical.
For people who think that users deserve the freedom to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve the software they use, nonfree software is indeed unethical. Even more so when the software is used by the developers as an instrument of injust power.