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Re: OSD && DFSG - different purposes - constructive suggestion!



David Turner <novalis@novalis.org> writes:

> Because the four freedoms do talk about freedom to use the software, but
> don't say anthing about the freedom to *not* disclose source code under
> certain conditions.

Why is this different from:

"Because the four freedoms do talk about freedom to use the software,
but don't say anything about the freedom to *not* disclose your IRS
tax records"?

The license could say: "You may copy this software, provided that you
provide a true copy of your tax returns upon request by the original
author of the software."  We would reject that as nonfree, right?

Thomas



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