I see that Open Watcom is Open source
http://www.openwatcom.org/index.php/Main_Page.
But
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watcom_C/C%2B%2B_compiler#License_considerations
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The GNU project considers the Open Watcom license nonfree because It
requires you to publish the source code publicly
I bad that VBox not goes open source
version 4.1 and before are libre
open source
just to be clear libre software is different from open source
open source software is software that has some source code available libre
software has these freedoms
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
They're usually the same; the Open Source Definition is indirectly derived
from the Free Software Definition, even. Open Watcom is just one of the
occasional examples where it's open source, but not libre. (The FSF doesn't
approve of it because it restricts certain types of private use.)
Send them email and let them know how you (we) think. I think all kind of
feedback is important.
when i was using debian i used to use virtualbox thinking it was libre
software
but i noticed it was not in trisquels software center.
so i went on the virtualbox website and its license was gpl v2
so i am confused is virtualbox libre or not?
Starting with version 4.2 compiling the BIOS used by VirtualBox requires the
Open Watcom compiler, which is non-free. Since it cannot be compiled using
free software, it's not included in Trisquel 7. Trisquel 6 still has the old
version though. Also, this shows why merely looking at the
thanks
but if i used a version of virtualbox before 4.2
that would be free software?
Virtualbox recently started requiring a proprietary compiler to build the
BIOS recently (since version 4.2). Debian stable probably still has an older
version that didn't have this requirement.
I'm not aware of any fork continuing development of the older version of
VirtualBox that didn't
Sure, assuming you also avoid the guest additions thing.
Gnome-boxes is also in the repositories and might be worth a try. I'm finding
it much faster than Aqemu was and it might be possible to import your
existing VMs if you are patient, comfortable in command line, and have enough
hard drive space and an existing Virtualbox install.
Or install the free version of guest additions (which is packaged in Trisquel
6.0 for example, as virtualbox-guest-*)
But KVM is a better choice.
With Debian Jessie, Virtualbox was moved to contrib. Wheezy has an older
version in main.
Thanks for your replys
i think ill stop using virtualbox
its a shame as its good software
i think ill use a program like gnome-boxes or qemu that respects freedom
more.
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