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Well, FSF is about freedom for users with the technical expertise to modify the software and understand its source code.
by neutronicus 6y ago
Well, FSF is about freedom for users with the technical expertise to modify the software and understand its source code.
- simion314 6y ago>Well, FSF is about freedom for users with the technical expertise to modify the software and understand its source code. FALSE, example some guy pays me to modify a GPL script/program and add some integration for his business. If I am a jerk I don't give him the source code only an obfuscated binary. This guy is not an expert but if I would have respected the license and give him the source code then he can in future hire a new developer to update the application when a new change is needed. Conclusion is that I do not need to be a developer to benefit from free software I can always find somebody that I can pay to fix or add something I need.
- wolco 6y agoLegally he could sue when the next developer asks for it.
- tremon 6y agoAnd for users with access to technical expertise to do the same. IOW, free software decouples the maintenance and adaptation of software from the original vendor, much like personal vehicles, household appliances and general home improvements rely on a support infrastructure that has only very minimal ties with the original manufacturer.