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Re: What does "libre" refer to in the context of a software license?

From Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid>
Newsgroups alt.comp.freeware
Subject Re: What does "libre" refer to in the context of a software license?
Date 2026-06-29 12:21 -0700
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p-0 0-h the cat (coder) wrote:
> they come to tell us how much better they are than us scummy users of 
> 'proprietary' software,

Well, 'they' shouldn't do that.

There is good and bad proprietary and there is good and bad open and 
there are advantages and disadvantages to dev/ing software 'both' 
different ways.

One complicating feature of open is the *variety* of copyleft licensing, 
of which *you* have much better insight than the rest of us, because you 
have chosen to involve yourself in its understanding more than most.

It IS true that linux fans LUV open source and tend to 'follow' the old 
arguments found in ES Raymond's '99 Cathedral/Bazaar book and previously.

There's plenty of room for development in both spheres.

-- 
Mike Easter

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What does "libre" refer to in the context of a software license? "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2026-06-29 05:59 -0700
  Re: What does "libre" refer to in the context of a software license? "p-0 0-h the cat (coder)" <super.pooh@fluffyunderbelly.invalid> - 2026-06-29 17:32 +0000
    Re: What does "libre" refer to in the context of a software license? Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2026-06-29 12:21 -0700
      Re: What does "libre" refer to in the context of a software license? "p-0 0-h the cat (coder)" <super.pooh@fluffyunderbelly.invalid> - 2026-06-30 09:11 +0000
        Re: What does "libre" refer to in the context of a software license? "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2026-06-30 04:40 -0700
          Re: What does "libre" refer to in the context of a software license? "p-0 0-h the cat (coder)" <super.pooh@fluffyunderbelly.invalid> - 2026-06-30 18:23 +0000
    Re: What does "libre" refer to in the context of a software license? "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2026-06-30 04:39 -0700
  Re: What does "libre" refer to in the context of a software license? "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-06-30 01:44 +0800
    Re: What does "libre" refer to in the context of a software license? german newsgroups <usualsuspectrider@gmail.com> - 2026-06-30 06:51 +0200
      Re: What does "libre" refer to in the context of a software license? "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-06-30 16:04 +0800
        Re: What does "libre" refer to in the context of a software license? "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-06-30 17:13 +0800
          Re: What does "libre" refer to in the context of a software license? noel <deletethis@invalid.lan> - 2026-07-01 17:49 +1000
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        Re: What does "libre" ... "caca" <-- laughing? "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-06-30 18:19 +0800
          Re: What does "libre" ... "caca" <-- laughing? german newsgroups <usualsuspectrider@gmail.com> - 2026-06-30 12:55 +0200
      Re: What does "libre" refer to in the context of a software license? Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-06-30 18:51 +0000
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              Re: What does "libre" refer to in the context of a software license? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-07-02 21:07 +0000
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              Re: What does "libre" refer to in the context of a software license? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-07-03 03:19 +0000

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