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- From: peter@global.hacktic.nl (Peter Busser)
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- Subject: Re^2: Why do people want PD software?
- Message-ID: <4158@global.hacktic.nl>
- Date: Mon, 31 Aug 92 00:01:22 GMT
- References: <bws.14@ccs.carleton.ca> <9LywPB1w165w@cybrspc.UUCP> <367@global.hacktic.nl> <1992Aug28.145404.17987@crd.ge.com> <3449@global.hacktic.nl> <1992Aug30.124845.23411@ccu.umanitoba.ca>
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- rahardj@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Budi Rahardjo) writes:
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- >peter@global.hacktic.nl (Peter Busser) writes:
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- >>Why would anyone need PD and not freeware?
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- >With PD, I can distribute the program and source as part of my own program
- >without any problems. With freeware (most of the time) I still have to get
- >the permission from the author to distribute his/her program & source code.
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- You didn't read, I was explicitly talking about GNU software and software with
- a GNU-ish copyleft, i.e. freeware. You don't need any permission to distribute
- GNU(-ish) software either in source or binary form. The only requirement is
- that you provide the changed sources to anyone who wants them at a nominal
- cost.
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- Greetings,
- Peter Busser
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