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Re: [Discussioni] OSD && DFSG convergence



Thomas Bushnell, BSG writes:
 > Sure.  Why don't we adopt RMS's?  That would be my first vote.

Well, because RMS is wrong.  Why should a free software license allow
someone to keep software proprietary within a single legal entity?
That's the end result of his privacy requirement -- to encourage some
users to keep software proprietary.  It's really weird to hear RMS
argue in favor of that.

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