[ros-dev] Freedom

[David Johnson]

Love it!
On Aug 16, 2007, at 7:48 AM, James Tabor wrote:

> Hi,
> I want ReactOS to become free again. From gnu.org,
>
> Free software is a matter of the users' freedom to run, copy,  
> distribute, study, change and improve
> the software. More precisely, it refers to four kinds of freedom,  
> for the users of the software:
>
> * The freedom to run the program, for any purpose (freedom 0).
> * The freedom to study how the program works, and adapt it to your  
> needs (freedom 1). Access to
>    the source code is a precondition for this.
> * The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor  
> (freedom 2).
> * The freedom to improve the program, and release your improvements  
> to the public, so that the whole
> community benefits (freedom 3). Access to the source code is a  
> precondition for this.
>
> We forget what this is all about. We need to be liberated from the  
> shackles and chains.
>
>
> Replace "Tainted Developers" with this:
>
> Referring to Proprietary Programs:
> Don't in any circumstances refer to any closed source proprietary  
> code for or during your work on
> ReactOS! (Or to any other proprietary programs, Unix, Novel,  
> Solaris, Microsoft,.)
> If you have a vague recollection of the internals of a closed  
> source program, this does not
> absolutely mean you can't write an imitation of it, but do try to  
> organize the imitation internally
> along different lines, because this is likely to make the details  
> of the software version irrelevant
> and dissimilar to your results.
>
> It's from:
> http://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/html_node/Reading-Non_002dFree- 
> Code.html#Reading-Non_002dFree-Code
>
> If is good for FSF/GNU it's good enough for us. I don't think we  
> need to vote on this, just
> change it! Remember this is GNU/ReactOS! Not SFLC/Wine!
>
>
> Thanks,
> James
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