The question of freedom comes when a user then comes to your software and then wants to: - Use the program for any purpose, - Freely examine the source code, -

The question of freedom comes when a user then comes to your software and then wants to: - Use the program for any purpose, - Freely examine the source code, - Make improvements and distribute them to others (in the spirit of being a good neighbor). These things sound very sensible, don't they? Do you disagree that they should be called "freedoms"? And those are the freedoms GPL helps protect.