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author | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> | 2005-05-14 14:16:28 +0000 |
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committer | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> | 2005-05-14 14:16:28 +0000 |
commit | f48201dc1767f13fc55191e5b721cda1819dcd64 (patch) | |
tree | b950a3f077d23152702020331ea1156fc9c87ecb /etc/GNU | |
parent | 706f4350777fc906e569fb283531c5b1be83182f (diff) | |
download | emacs-f48201dc1767f13fc55191e5b721cda1819dcd64.tar.gz |
Add a footnote.
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@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ operating systems onto the new hardware. The sale of teaching, hand-holding and maintenance services could also employ programmers. - People with new ideas could distribute programs as freeware, asking + People with new ideas could distribute programs as freeware(7), asking for donations from satisfied users, or selling hand-holding services. I have met people who are already working this way successfully. @@ -534,3 +534,10 @@ lead others to suppose that those laws form one coherent issue. The way to be clear is to to discuss patents, copyrights, and trademarks separately. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/not-ipr.xhtml for more explanation of how this term spreads confusion and bias. + + (7) In 1985 I had not yet recognize it is important to distinguish +clearly between "free software" and "freeware". The term "freeware" +means you are free to redistribute the software--but not necessarily +free to study and change the source code. So it is not the same as +free software. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html +for more explanation. |