Universal human rights versus immorality of proprietary software
Andreas K. Foerster
akf1 at AKFoerster.de
Thu Jun 5 11:47:18 UTC 2003
Am Donnerstag, dem 05. Jun 2003 schrieb Simo Sorce:
> 1. I don't think FSF have ever stated that proprietary software is
> immoral.
>From the GPL-FAQ:
| To release a non-free program is always ethically tainted, but legally
| there is no obstacle to your doing this.
<http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#ReleaseUnderGPLAndNF>
You have to distinguish between personal views and the law or
constitution.
Free Software is a personal view of this community, and so is the
question about the moral.
A law has to give much wider borders, in which more than just one
personal view can exist. Personal views are mostly always narrower.
Nobody wants to turn Free Software into a common law!
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Tschuess
Andreas
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