> To qualify as free software, it doesn't need to be "publicly > available"; it *does* need to be available with the full exercise of > the four freedoms in the Free Software Definition to every recipient > of the software. > > So, the page needs to clarify whether the "actual source code" is > available for unrestricted use, modification, and redistribution for > every recipient. > core force can be downloaded gratis from their website, but only in the form of an installer. i tried to install it using wine in order to see if maybe the source is included in the installer (there is no link to the source in the download area [1]), but it requires msie5+ which is not provided by wine, so i'll try as soon as i have a virtual windows available.
[1] http://force.coresecurity.com/index.php?module=base&page=download > That's never been the case. A free license is a necessary, but not > always sufficient, precondition for the work to be free software. > so the conclusion is that everything is basically in accordance with the licenses (as it is hard to violate the apache license), and core force could be described as "freeware under a pointless free license"? (for lacking source availability to users, it is definitely not free software, that is obvious) _______________________________________________ Discussion mailing list [email protected] https://mail.fsfeurope.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion
