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Sure, that's freedom 1. But there's also the freedom to redistribute unfettered with no restrictions (sharing with your neighbor), no usage restrictions (freedo
by vezzy-fnord 11y ago
Sure, that's freedom 1. But there's also the freedom to redistribute unfettered with no restrictions (sharing with your neighbor), no usage restrictions (freedom 0) and then even non-developer users can know how to make custom builds of a program.
Besides, every developer is also a user. Reciprocal guarantees like copyleft ensure user freedom is preserved because all changes are shared across the community, meaning that technical and non-technical users alike benefit from using modified and enhanced copies.