Glenn Maynard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Thu, Jul 15, 2004 at 11:20:14AM +0100, Matthew Garrett wrote: >> So why are they free? "Because DFSG #4 says so" is answering an entirely >> different question. > >My opinion is that they are not, and DFSG#4 is a bug. I know that I'm >not the only person who would like to see that exception removed, though >I'm not in a position to do anything about that. > >If you disagree, could you try to explain why you think it's acceptable >that a "free" license make it so extremely difficult to reuse code, and >to fork projects? (I suspect that if our opinions differ on this, we >may not be able to come to an agreement; but I'd like to try to understand >your opinion, at least.)
Because, to me, freedom is defined by the ability to do things. It being difficult to do that thing does not restrict my freedom, it merely makes it harder to assert it. I still have it. -- Matthew Garrett | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
