[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Re: commercial code Vs Commercial software



Hi,

Yes, I think it is a bug. Have you already sent a bug report? If not,
I will send it when I have time. (Maybe on weekend)

Cheers,
Alex

On 28/10/2015, Mehrdad Linux <mehrdadlinux@gmail.com> wrote:
> OK it is very good thanks
>
> 1 :  you accepted free software can be commercial software
> 2 :  you seed commercial code is code of commercial software
> 3 :  free software is kind of software have  Four Freedoms
> (run,study,redistribute,improve)
>
> OK
>
> look at this link
>
> in Debian web site
> https://www.Debian.org/intro/free.en.html
>
> we have article titled
> What Does Free Mean? or What do you mean by Free Software?
>
> in paragraph 6 part 3
>
> write
> "
>
>> Distribution of source code. One of the problems with most commercial
>> code
>> is that you can't fix bugs or customize it since the source code is not
>> available. Also, the company may decide to stop supporting the hardware
>> you
>> use. Many free licenses force the distribution of the source code. This
>> protects the user by allowing them to customize the software for their
>> needs.
>>
> "
>
> i think it must be fix it is wrong  “free software” is a matter of liberty,
> not price
>
> why it write commercial code is that you can't fix bugs?
> why it write source code is not available?
>
> i thinks it must be fix and it is wrong
>
>
> thanks for your  answers
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 6:15 PM, Alex Vong <alexvong1995@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I see what you mean now, thanks for clarification! IMO, commercial
>> code is simply code of commercial software. Free code and proprietary
>> code can be defined similarly as well. I am showing an counter example
>> that RHEL is "made up" of commercial code but is free software at the
>> same time. Does this answer your question?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Alex
>>
>> On 27/10/2015, Mehrdad Linux <mehrdadlinux@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > thanks for your answer
>> > maybe you don't read my email :D
>> > look at title
>> > read this paragraph carefully
>> >
>> >  Distribution of source code. One of the problems with most commercial
>> code
>> > is that you can't fix bugs or customize it since the source code is not
>> > available. Also, the company may decide to stop supporting the hardware
>> you
>> > use. Many free licenses force the distribution of the source code. This
>> > protects the user by allowing them to customize the software for their
>> > needs.
>> >
>> >
>> > RHEL source code are available and you can fix the bug and .....
>> >
>> > i know free software can be Commercial software but what is the
>> commercial
>> > code?
>> >
>> > why commercial code can't fix bugs or customize it since the source
>> > code
>> is
>> > not available
>> >
>> > my question is what is difference between
>> > 1 : commercial code
>> > 2 : Commercial software
>> > 3 : proprietary software
>> >
>> > i know difference of Commercial software proprietary software my
>> > question
>> > is what is commercial code?
>> >
>>
>


Reply to: