On Fri, Dec 07, 2018 at 04:52:22PM -0500, Hendrik Boom wrote: > On Fri, Dec 07, 2018 at 12:59:44PM +0100, Pablo Rath wrote: > > > > How do you know if the source is closed? :) > > Let's assume this is a real question.
Hendrik, I am sorry. I see, I have phrased my (rhetoric) question poorly. What I meant and should have written is mor like: "How can you know if a software behaves well and doesn't shoot the cat when you can't audit the source code?" > If you try to get a copy of the source and are refused without signing > a nondisclosure afgreement, there's good chance that it's closed. Software should be distributed with a license and the source or with instructions where the source is publicly available. If a file or program lacks a license we have to assume it is proprietary. Of course asking helps in case of doubt. kind regards Pablo _______________________________________________ arm-netbook mailing list [email protected] http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/arm-netbook Send large attachments to [email protected]
