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I'm more of an advocate of open software (transparent) vs. free (that may or may not be open). In view of hollywood writers strike. I would like to prepose first that any discision not impose upon that use of open software or hardware. And simmilarly as a counterpoint recognize the value of property in a capatalistic world. That the efforts be made by affected parties to work together rather than insisting that one view exclude the other. There appears to be a reasonable effort to define ownership of information and to gain leagal grants to govern its use. Conversly there is information that can not be overtly governed or under the law has been emancipated. I would like to suggest the application of hyprid documents that allow other catagories. The two most obviouse would be one: to apply resticted material puplic availability. The other obvious mix is to qualify absolute use. To demonstrate I will use a modle of a whole work made of parts. That one part can be absolutly governed, while by either neccessity or intention that some other part is given degrees of freedom. The options become compleat freedom and conditional freedom. Conditional freedom mite be granted for one time use or context use. A person mite allow a cirtain qualified distributor of info. or a cirtain venue to distribute there material conditionaly and prefer that everyone not be allowed to distribute the same material.

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