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Couldn't it also be argued that the GNU limits user freedom by requiring users never use non-free software?
by mb0 12y ago
Couldn't it also be argued that the GNU limits user freedom by requiring users never use non-free software?
- dllthomas 12y agoNo, because they don't require that they just advocate it.
- steven777400 12y agoNo, because GNU licenses place no limitation on the use of the software, only on how it is distributed and combined with other software. That's why it's ok to run a non-free program on top of Linux or install a non-free driver, etc.
- macspoofing 12y agoThere's the rub. It all depends on how you define 'free'. Under the FSF definition, it isn't. They would (maybe) argue that this isn't a valid definition of 'free' because it would be like saying you're not 'free' unless you have the right to subjugate your neighbor.