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Originally Posted by dragonslayer48dx
I agree completely.
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Oops, I think you don't. But after I explain you may.
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Originally Posted by dragonslayer48dx
Over the years, we've had tons of "freeware" developed for Windows, but, just like Windows, it was 'closed-source'.
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I was thinking more on the lines of Open Source which is not Free software.
To understand this you may need to go read what "Free software" means in this context. But here is a hint: FREE refers to freedom, not to price.
Here it is in reference to RMS
http://www.fsf.org/licensing/essays/free-sw.html
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Originally Posted by dragonslayer48dx
IOW, while one was free to use and share the software, the freeware license prohibited reverse-engineering and altering the code.
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Yes, free software (no cost) is not the same as Free software (software that respects your freedoms)
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Originally Posted by dragonslayer48dx
And then there was "Public Domain" software...
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Which under the RMS definition is not free because anyone can take it, derive from it and remove the freedoms.
But I think we've hijacked this thread. So, What's your favourite Browser?