Posts by crowbyte@fosstodon.org
 (DIR) Post #9mNEmeZyMdQyVoatjU by crowbyte@fosstodon.org
       2019-08-29T09:17:04Z
       
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       @codesections In no way it's about paying for the program. "free software is a matter of liberty, not price" as is stated on wikipedia for instance.Or a good sentence to illustrate the idea is: "Free like in free speech not like in free beer".Means, it's perfectly fine to sell the program for even much more than 1$. IF you let me the freedom to read or even change the code and therefore the programs behaviour, granting the user full control, freedom to use it the way he wants and needs to.
       
 (DIR) Post #9mNEx267mGDCLja9cO by crowbyte@fosstodon.org
       2019-08-29T09:19:09Z
       
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       @codesections In no way it's about paying for the program. "free software is a matter of liberty, not price" as is stated on wikipedia for instance.Or a good sentence to illustrate the idea is: "Free like in free speech not like in free beer".Means, it's perfectly fine to sell the program for even much more than 1$. IF you leave me free to read or even change the code and therefore the programs behaviour, granting the user full control, freedom to use it the way he wants and needs to.
       
 (DIR) Post #9mNFMvpfh7JARmEgwS by crowbyte@fosstodon.org
       2019-08-29T09:23:49Z
       
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       @codesections You don't switch from user to developer automatically as nothing is forced on you but you are free to switch from user to developer in case you need or want to. 🙂  That's the important part. You got the freedom and control, not the initial developer. And as you, too, need to give back with GNU licensed software the original developer is free to pick up your changes upstream, giving both the benefit of the freedom.
       
 (DIR) Post #9mNFQSNZ8vx6G1lq2S by crowbyte@fosstodon.org
       2019-08-29T09:24:33Z
       
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       @judgedread 😂 Epic