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authorP. J. McDermott <pjm@nac.net>2011-11-20 20:13:46 (EST)
committer P. J. McDermott <pjm@nac.net>2011-11-20 20:13:46 (EST)
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Add basic notes on importance of software freedom.
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@@ -29,21 +29,25 @@ FSD
Linux
open source, Netscape
-one or both:
+importance of software freedom
+ "code is law"
+ restrictions
+ limitations of freedom 0
+ software obeys developer, controls user
+ trial versions
+ screen shots in MS Windows Media Player
+ printing DRM-enabled PDF files in Adobe Reader
+ features of MS Windows locked away in "Home" editions
+ backdoors and tracking
+ list of all installed software sent to MSFT on Windows update
+ NSAKEY
+ Nintendo 3DS logs
+ Amazon.com Inc. deleting books from Kindle libraries
+ Apple iPhone location tracking file
+ proprietary software kills people!
commercial free software
many believe that money can't be made in open source and free software
logical fallacy, false exclusionary disjunct
if a license said that software can't be offered for a price
it would be non-free
...
-copyright law and free software and open source licenses
- freedom 0 isn't affected by copyright law
- free sw licenses work only on copyright law, never on e.g. contract law
- licenses must authorize (in U.S. law):
- reproduction of copies of work
- preparation of derivative works based upon work
- distribution of copies of work
- "public domain" troubles
- license examples
- copyleft vs. permissive
- GPL licenses, BSD licences, Expat and X11 licenses, Apache license, etc.