In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Gervase Markham
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Francesco Poli wrote:
Not-quite-DFSG-free == non-free, even though close to the freeness
boundary == proprietary, even though close to the freeness boundary
By definition, whatever is not free, is proprietary.
I was using proprietary in what I thought was its fairly common
meaning, i.e. closed source, controlled by only one company.
Actually, I wish people would use the word "proprietary" in its proper
meaning, ie "the property of someone". Linux is proprietary, because
it's copyrighted and owned by people.
Oh - and you know where the "fairly common meaning" came from?
Yes. Our friends at Microsoft - "Windows is open, Unix is proprietary".
Cheers,
Wol
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