On Thursday 13 April 2006 07:41 pm, nipra wrote: > First and foremost Free Software Movement avoids the word "closed" > and uses the word "Non-free" and "Proprietory" for the softwares > which doesn't value your freedom or have four freedoms as told > again and again by RMS and others. > > http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Closed > > So as far as I get your point, you read in the magazine that "Free > Software" can be "Non-Free" or "Proprietory".
It's not. There are hundreds of Phokat software which are non free and proprietory. > This is just > ridiculous.Either I'm not getting you point or the writer who said > so needs to do some more reading and research on the issue. I think the piece needs to be read in context to make proper sense. But as it stands the statement is absolutely correct. Rgds JTD -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
