>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Jun 19 14:35:41 2003 >> >s/free/libre/ >> >> Do you really belive that the context changes if you only >> translate from english to french?
>"Libre" is used by the Free Software Foundation and others to=20 >express software that has four kinds of freedom (from=20 >http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html): ># The freedom to run the program, for any purpose (freedom 0). ># The freedom to study how the program works, and adapt it to your=20 >needs (freedom 1). Access to the source code is a precondition for=20 >this. ># The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor=20 >(freedom 2). ># The freedom to improve the program, and release your improvements=20 >to the public, so that the whole community benefits (freedom 3).=20 >Access to the source code is a precondition for this. The main point is that with e.g. dvdrecord, you do not have the freedom to use the program for the announced purpose because it only works for outdated drives and there is no support. As nobody works in dvdrecord, the "other resons" for the so called freedom do not apply.... J�rg EMail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (home) J�rg Schilling D-13353 Berlin [EMAIL PROTECTED] (uni) If you don't have iso-8859-1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (work) chars I am J"org Schilling URL: http://www.fokus.fraunhofer.de/usr/schilling ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/schily -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
