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List:       debian-devel
Subject:    Re: Free Pine?
From:       Richard Stallman <rms () santafe ! edu>
Date:       2000-09-03 4:55:26
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    > Their position was that the words "permission to copy, distribute and
    > modify" do not grant permission to distribute a modified version.  In
    > other words, they say you can distribute the software, and you can
    > modify the software, but you can't modify it and then distribute the
    > result.

    I don't see anything in that language which indicates that special
    permission is required to modify and distribute the software.

I don't either--but that is not the point.  The point is that the U of W
has actually threatened to sue the FSF for distributing a modified version
of a program that was released under the same words.

To treat a program released under those words by U of W as free software
is being oblivious to the problem.




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