Francesco Poli wrote:Not-quite-DFSG-free == non-free, even though close to the freeness boundary == proprietary, even though close to the freeness boundary By definition, whatever is not free, is proprietary.I was using proprietary in what I thought was its fairly common meaning, i.e. closed source, controlled by only one company.
Actually, I wish people would use the word "proprietary" in its proper meaning, ie "the property of someone". Linux is proprietary, because it's copyrighted and owned by people.
Oh - and you know where the "fairly common meaning" came from? Yes. Our friends at Microsoft - "Windows is open, Unix is proprietary". Cheers, Wol -- Anthony W. Youngman - anthony@thewolery.demon.co.uk