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Xref: sserve comp.os.linux:35621 comp.os.386bsd.questions:1900 Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!hp9000.csc.cuhk.hk!saimiri.primate.wisc.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!pipex!sunic!isgate!veda.is!adam From: adam@veda.is (Adam David) Newsgroups: comp.os.linux,comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: Re: Summary of Linux vs. 386BSD vs. Commercial Unixes Message-ID: <C5y5wq.5Ls@veda.is> Date: 23 Apr 93 17:29:13 GMT References: <C5poEp.8Jw@kithrup.com> <D87-MAL.93Apr19230114@byse.nada.kth.se> <1993Apr20.135723.752@rcvie.co.at> <C5wFnJ.KMt@cs.columbia.edu> <1993Apr23.110423.13203@cm.cf.ac.uk> Organization: Veda Systems, Iceland Lines: 17 paul@isl.cf.ac.uk (Paul) writes: >Actually, this is totally wrong. GNU people will go to great pains to >point out that FREE doesn't mean it costs nothing but that you are free >to do what you wish with it. This is blatantly untrue, there are sever >restrictions on your freedom regarding use of GPL software. Not quite. FREE as in freely available, i.e. unrestricted distribution. Freedom to redistribute under the same distribution terms. You may not restrict availability to the (source) code, because the software was originally made available complete with source. It has nothing to do with YOUR freedom, only the freedom that pertains to the availability of the (complete) software. -- Adam D. (adam@veda.is)