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Why do you have to redistribute something in order to modify it? Just modify it for your own personal use.
by squintychino 13y ago
Why do you have to redistribute something in order to modify it? Just modify it for your own personal use.
- tensenki 13y agoI can't think of a single use case where I would want to hack on a 32 year old OS without distributing it.
- Someone 13y agoNot quite the same, but it may be good enough for you: I guess you can distribute a patch, combined with a URL to the original download.
- delinka 13y agoSince when do you need a license to modify something for your own personal use? If they've given me access to the source, I can just start editing to my heart's content...
- chimeracoder 13y agoPractically, yes, but legally, you may not have the rights to. That's why it's explicitly listed as part of Freedom 1 of the four freedoms of software: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
- ballard 13y agoDVD players.