From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1IAkcC-0004fI-Ac for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Tue, 17 Jul 2007 10:49:12 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.0/8.14.0) with SMTP id l6HAlqjM016932; Tue, 17 Jul 2007 10:47:52 GMT Received: from smtp.easynet.es (smtp.easynet.es [62.93.189.64]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.0/8.14.0) with ESMTP id l6HAhWsI012169 for ; Tue, 17 Jul 2007 10:43:33 GMT Received: from bt-silvano.easynet.es ([213.139.15.18] helo=[172.30.1.51]) by smtp.easynet.es with asmtp (Exim 4.33; FreeBSD) id 1IAkWi-000Bp8-Lk for gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Tue, 17 Jul 2007 12:43:32 +0200 Message-ID: <469C9D28.1090700@silvanoc.com> Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 12:42:48 +0200 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Abraham_Mar=EDn_P=E9rez?= User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.4 (Windows/20070604) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] 2 to 3?? References: <14178ED3A898524FB036966D696494FB138F1B@messenger.cv63.navy.mil> In-Reply-To: <14178ED3A898524FB036966D696494FB138F1B@messenger.cv63.navy.mil> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed X-Easynet-bounce-key: easynet.es;tecnic5@silvanoc.com;1184669013;a599080f; Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by robin.gentoo.org id l6HAlqjg016932 X-Archives-Salt: e9303163-240d-4b85-8433-7d98306931e0 X-Archives-Hash: ee1c204191dad6f9c10cdeb9cba16e23 burlingk@cv63.navy.mil escribi=F3: > =20 >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lunarcrisis@gmail.com [mailto:lunarcrisis@gmail.com] On=20 >> Behalf Of Henk Boom >> Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 11:08 AM >> To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org >> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] 2 to 3?? >> >> >> On 16/07/07, Volker Armin Hemmann=20 >> wrote: >> =20 >>> because gplv3 removes freedom? >>> =20 >> As far as I remember from when I read it, it does not take=20 >> any freedoms which the previous versions did not intend to.=20 >> The purpose of the GPL is to protect the 4 freedoms. This=20 >> instalment just closes loopholes in the previous versions=20 >> which would allow these freedoms to be infringed upon. >> >> Henk Boom >> --=20 >> =20 > > The four freedoms: > Freedom 0: The freedom to run a program for any purpose. > Freedom 1: To study the way a program works, and adapt it to your needs. > Freedom 2: To redistribute copies so that you can help your neighbors. > Freedom 3: Improve the program, and release your improvements to=20 > the public, so that the whole community benefits.=20 > For freedom 1 and 3 to work, the code must be open. > > Freedom 1 is just as important as the other three. Freedom one is=20 > almost eliminated in GPLv3. Freedom One is the freedom that was > most whole heartedly expressed in the original manifesto. > > Freedom 3 is the one that GPLv3 is making most important now. > It does so to the detriment of the other three. > > =20 I'm not very into licenses and hence my question may seem evident (or=20 even stupid) but still... does not Freedom 3 imply Freedom 1? I mean,=20 how can you improve a program without being able to study it? --=20 --=20 gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list