[email protected] wrote:
* Most people don't need those freedoms. Most people don't modify their software; they run it. Most people cannot program [...] * The freedom to modify something is useless if it doesn't do what you want it to do. If my computer has free software does not do what I want it to do, then the software on it is restricting me more than it would if it were proprietary.
No on both points. If a program doesn't do what you want it to do and you're not a programmer you need software freedom so you can get someone you trust to make that program do what you want it to do. Nonfree software (by definition) restricts you from inspecting, sharing, modifying, and possibly running anytime you want for any reason. Having software freedom does not restrict you more than nonfree software.
