On Sun, Oct 14, 2007 at 12:13:53AM -0700, Mike Schwartz wrote:
> << "the "License Free" software protocol allows you to:
>
> * freely download the software
> * once downloaded, you legally own a copy of the work
> * patch, modify, compile, and use your copy however you want
> * run the software without any obligation or implied contract
> * study the source code and learn from it
> * develop patches and distribute them however you want
>
> What more could one want?
>
> Well there's the rub of copyright law, what you can't do without the
> copyright holder's permission:
>
> * you can't redistribute the software
> * especially, you can't redistribute modified versions of the software
Yes, there's the rub. Apart from idealism, this has nad noticable real
world effects with djb stuff. It's caused a lot of grief over the years.
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