Posted by: Taran Rampersad
on January 09, 2004 10:04 PM
Right. Corporations producting proprietary software may be creating 'usable' software, but it's not fully intellectually usable... which means that there's more 'bang for your buck' with software that allows more intellectual usability. It's not mistake that Free Software is more intellectually usable - it gives users and developers alike the same freedom.
The SCO issue seems... transient. But it's also educating a lot of people on some very good issues related to Copyright.
The real issue is the ability to patent software. Patents limit the intellectual usability of software, and that means the freedoms are being choked.
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Re:one more freedom added
Posted by: Taran Rampersad on January 09, 2004 10:04 PMThe SCO issue seems... transient. But it's also educating a lot of people on some very good issues related to Copyright.
The real issue is the ability to patent software. Patents limit the intellectual usability of software, and that means the freedoms are being choked.
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