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Re: An April 1 joke? Re: [PATCH] gnu: Add systemd.


From: Mark H Weaver
Subject: Re: An April 1 joke? Re: [PATCH] gnu: Add systemd.
Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2018 14:24:23 -0400
User-agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.3 (gnu/linux)

Svante Signell <address@hidden> writes:

> It's really time for a re-definition of Free Software, not only basing such
> definitions solely on the license at hand. It is also a matter of freedoms of
> the users of software.

The Free Software Definition is already expressed in terms of the
freedoms of the users of software.  It says "A program is free software
if the program's users have the four essential freedoms", and then
proceeds to list the 4 freedoms:

  https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html

What do you believe is missing from the definition of free software?
How would you propose to change it?

     Regards,
       Mark



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