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- From: richard.pieri at gmail.com (Richard Pieri)
- Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2014 16:45:06 -0500
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John Abreau wrote: > More precisely, RMS says that he makes no distinction between users and > developers, because developers are also users. He argues that limiting > freedom to only a subset of users is divisive and antithetical to the > concept of freedom. That's what RMS says. The "anti-Tivoization" clause of the GPLv3 says something quite different. It exists specifically to deny developers some of their freedoms to use and develop software and hardware. > Freedom only for developers is kind of like a democracy where only > wealthy landowners are allowed to vote. As if freedom only for users is any better. -- Rich P.
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