* Benjamin M. A'Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [080823 21:03]: > > So everything is fine until someone wants to modify the software. > > But if they do, you say they are no longer allowed to run it without > > fullfilling some restrictions. I fail to see how anyone can consider that > > free. > > How is that different to the GPL? The GPL requires anybody who distributes > the software to fulfill some restrictions (i.e., provide source). The > only difference I can see is that under the AGPL, "usage" always implies > "distribution", which I don't think is completely unreasonable for > webapps and similar.
Except that that running software is nothing that a sane copyright law should interfere with and nothing anything wanting to be called free license has a right to limit. Bernhard R. Link -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]