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Libre isn't prerequisite either. Access to buildable source is.

• id 12y ago
  Doesn't libre require access to source code? According to the free software definition [1], it's one of the essential freedoms: >The freedom to study how the program works, and change it so it does your computing as you wish. Access to the source code is a precondition for this. [1] https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw
  • keithpeter 12y ago
    Absolutely, libre implies code. Access to compilable code can happen in more ways than fully libre release though. I think that is what the parent post to yours meant.
• davexunit 12y ago
  Absolutely not. Anything less than the 4 freedoms is unacceptable. If the program is discovered to be spying on its users and users are not allowed to modify and redistribute the source code then there is no way to fix the problem.