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After a long history with using Linux, I'm considering spending more time working on *BSD but does the BSD license protect the four essential freedoms as laid out by the RMS and the FSF?
The four essential freedoms:
The freedom to run the program as you wish, for any purpose (freedom
0).
The freedom to study how the program works, and change it so it does
your computing as you wish (freedom 1). Access to the source code is
a precondition for this.
The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help others (freedom
2).
The freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions to others
(freedom 3). By doing this you can give the whole community a chance
to benefit from your changes. Access to the source code is a
precondition for this.
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After a long history with using Linux, I'm considering spending more time working on *BSD but does the BSD license protect the four essential freedoms as laid out by the RMS and the FSF?
The four essential freedoms:
The freedom to run the program as you wish, for any purpose (freedom
0).
The freedom to study how the program works, and change it so it does
your computing as you wish (freedom 1). Access to the source code is
a precondition for this.
The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help others (freedom
2).
The freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions to others
(freedom 3). By doing this you can give the whole community a chance
to benefit from your changes. Access to the source code is a
precondition for this.
bsd free-software licenses
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gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#ModifiedBSD
– muru
2 days ago
The BSD system that you are considering (which you have not named) has a web page dedicated to it. That web page will contain all sorts of information, including the license under which the system is distributed. Most of us frequenting this site (U&L) are not lawyers.
– Kusalananda♦
2 days ago
This would be more appropriate on Open Source (and it might already be answered there).
– Stephen Kitt
2 days ago
The BSD license provides those four freedoms, but it does not "protect" them. Anyone can take BSD-licensed code and make a proprietary, closed-source product from it - there is no obligation to pass on those freedoms to others.
– cas
2 days ago
re: cas Thank you This is the kind of answer that I was looking for.
– JSEvans
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After a long history with using Linux, I'm considering spending more time working on *BSD but does the BSD license protect the four essential freedoms as laid out by the RMS and the FSF?
The four essential freedoms:
The freedom to run the program as you wish, for any purpose (freedom
0).
The freedom to study how the program works, and change it so it does
your computing as you wish (freedom 1). Access to the source code is
a precondition for this.
The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help others (freedom
2).
The freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions to others
(freedom 3). By doing this you can give the whole community a chance
to benefit from your changes. Access to the source code is a
precondition for this.
bsd free-software licenses
edited 2 days ago
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After a long history with using Linux, I'm considering spending more time working on *BSD but does the BSD license protect the four essential freedoms as laid out by the RMS and the FSF?
The four essential freedoms:
The freedom to run the program as you wish, for any purpose (freedom
0).
The freedom to study how the program works, and change it so it does
your computing as you wish (freedom 1). Access to the source code is
a precondition for this.
The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help others (freedom
2).
The freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions to others
(freedom 3). By doing this you can give the whole community a chance
to benefit from your changes. Access to the source code is a
precondition for this.
bsd free-software licenses
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gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#ModifiedBSD
– muru
2 days ago
The BSD system that you are considering (which you have not named) has a web page dedicated to it. That web page will contain all sorts of information, including the license under which the system is distributed. Most of us frequenting this site (U&L) are not lawyers.
– Kusalananda♦
2 days ago
This would be more appropriate on Open Source (and it might already be answered there).
– Stephen Kitt
2 days ago
The BSD license provides those four freedoms, but it does not "protect" them. Anyone can take BSD-licensed code and make a proprietary, closed-source product from it - there is no obligation to pass on those freedoms to others.
– cas
2 days ago
re: cas Thank you This is the kind of answer that I was looking for.
– JSEvans
yesterday
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gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#ModifiedBSD
– muru
2 days ago
The BSD system that you are considering (which you have not named) has a web page dedicated to it. That web page will contain all sorts of information, including the license under which the system is distributed. Most of us frequenting this site (U&L) are not lawyers.
– Kusalananda♦
2 days ago
This would be more appropriate on Open Source (and it might already be answered there).
– Stephen Kitt
2 days ago
The BSD license provides those four freedoms, but it does not "protect" them. Anyone can take BSD-licensed code and make a proprietary, closed-source product from it - there is no obligation to pass on those freedoms to others.
– cas
2 days ago
re: cas Thank you This is the kind of answer that I was looking for.
– JSEvans
yesterday
gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#ModifiedBSD
– muru
2 days ago
gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#ModifiedBSD
– muru
2 days ago
The BSD system that you are considering (which you have not named) has a web page dedicated to it. That web page will contain all sorts of information, including the license under which the system is distributed. Most of us frequenting this site (U&L) are not lawyers.
– Kusalananda♦
2 days ago
The BSD system that you are considering (which you have not named) has a web page dedicated to it. That web page will contain all sorts of information, including the license under which the system is distributed. Most of us frequenting this site (U&L) are not lawyers.
– Kusalananda♦
2 days ago
This would be more appropriate on Open Source (and it might already be answered there).
– Stephen Kitt
2 days ago
This would be more appropriate on Open Source (and it might already be answered there).
– Stephen Kitt
2 days ago
The BSD license provides those four freedoms, but it does not "protect" them. Anyone can take BSD-licensed code and make a proprietary, closed-source product from it - there is no obligation to pass on those freedoms to others.
– cas
2 days ago
The BSD license provides those four freedoms, but it does not "protect" them. Anyone can take BSD-licensed code and make a proprietary, closed-source product from it - there is no obligation to pass on those freedoms to others.
– cas
2 days ago
re: cas Thank you This is the kind of answer that I was looking for.
– JSEvans
yesterday
re: cas Thank you This is the kind of answer that I was looking for.
– JSEvans
yesterday
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– muru
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The BSD system that you are considering (which you have not named) has a web page dedicated to it. That web page will contain all sorts of information, including the license under which the system is distributed. Most of us frequenting this site (U&L) are not lawyers.
– Kusalananda♦
2 days ago
This would be more appropriate on Open Source (and it might already be answered there).
– Stephen Kitt
2 days ago
The BSD license provides those four freedoms, but it does not "protect" them. Anyone can take BSD-licensed code and make a proprietary, closed-source product from it - there is no obligation to pass on those freedoms to others.
– cas
2 days ago
re: cas Thank you This is the kind of answer that I was looking for.
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