Can malware qualify as free software?

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Subject: Can malware qualify as free software?
From: Jonathan de Boyne Pollard <J.deBoynePollard-newsgroups@NTLWorld.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2015 16:25:29 +0100
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The Wanderer:

Some people develop and distribute malware as free software. Do they deserve to be treated with respect for doing that?

I strongly suspect that malwares do not provide freedoms #1, #2, or #3out of the Four Freedoms.

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