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Re: Definition of "free" (was: New Package: defrag 0.6-1)

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"Brian C. White" <bcwhite@verisim.com>, in an immanent manifestation of deity, wrote:
>> > I don't think that an author's choice of whether or not to reveal
>> > his/her source is relavent.
>> 
>> Personally, I think it's crucial.
>
>It may change your trust in the code, but not how free you are to use
>the software.
>[...]
>Why?  Source code availablility and source code modifiability are not
>the same thing.  I could easily create a "read-only" copyright.

I'm sorry but I don't trust code that I can't look at.  As a Programmer,
I know how easy it is to make errors that you know better about but
weren't thinking at the time.  I just don't install code that I can't
look at.

One of my great delights in using Linux (and Debian) is the capability
to look at the source, step into the code, and possibly modify it if I
choose.

If I can't look at the source, it's not going onto my system.  I've got
many changes to various and sundry parts of my system that come out to
make my system follow my preferences rather than those of the upstream
programmer.   (Okay, admittedly, I do have one thing on my system that
doesn't have source: bru.)

Darren
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