Applying freedom 2 to non-functional data is absurd
Are you writing that rms' arguments are absurd? I do not see anything
specific to functional data in his justification for freedom 2 (in my
previous post).
The profit earned should be directly proportional to the number of people
using
We ought to find better business models than selling copies of digital works.
Don't imply “copyrighted” is non-free. The GPL is a copyright license and
it is free.
Artwork is not software. The four software freedoms don't apply.
Not all four freedom apply (as I wrote: artwork need not be modifiable) but
freedom 2 should still apply with the same rationale as for software:
(non-commercial) sharing is good and should never be forbidden. As rms would
The artwork can be behind a paywall. The game engine too:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.html
But, to respect the users' essential freedoms:
The game engine must be free: https://gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
The artwork must be (at least) freely sharable (not letting the user
Is there some skinnable free software game where you can add
characters and storylines of the proprietary universe you happen to be
a fan of? In my experience. most of the free culture/free software
games with a storyline just aren't very well written. :-(
Xonotic has various custom player
