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| author | P. J. McDermott <pjm@nac.net> | 2011-11-12 04:07:39 (EST) |
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| committer | P. J. McDermott <pjm@nac.net> | 2011-11-12 04:07:39 (EST) |
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diff --git a/basic-outline.txt b/basic-outline.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..66317fc --- /dev/null +++ b/basic-outline.txt @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +history of software freedom + +in the beginning, all users were free + computers [examples?] came with software + software source code was shared freely + companies saw no reason to lock it away or forbid sharing and modification + something about hackers and the MIT model railroad club? +proprietarization + mostly through the 1970s + IBM in 1969[?] + copyright extended to software + "Open Letter to Hobbyists" +GNU +FSF +EULAs + legally-binding contracts + began as a way to limit warranties and disclaim liability + in the mid 1980s, became popular in forbidding sharing and modification +Linux +open source, Netscape +something on DRM maybe? +modern EULAs + limit free speech + allow developer to change software remotely without notice |