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Freedom 1 includes the freedom to use your changed version in place of |
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the original. If the program is delivered in a product designed to |
the original. If the program is delivered in a product designed to |
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run someone else's modified versions but refuse to run yours — |
run someone else's modified versions but refuse to run yours — |
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a practice known as “tivoization” or (through |
a practice known as “tivoization” or (in its practitioners' |
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blacklisting) as “secure boot” — freedom 1 becomes a |
perverse terminology) as “secure boot” — freedom 1 becomes a |
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theoretical fiction rather than a practical freedom. This is not |
theoretical fiction rather than a practical freedom. This is not |
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sufficient. In other words, these binaries are not free software |
sufficient. In other words, these binaries are not free software |
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even if the source code they are compiled from is free. |
even if the source code they are compiled from is free. |
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However, rules about how to package a modified version are acceptable, if they |
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don't substantively limit your freedom to release modified versions, or |
if they don't substantively limit your freedom to release modified |
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your freedom to make and use modified versions privately. Rules that “if |
versions, or your freedom to make and use modified versions privately. |
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you make your version available in this way, you must make it available in |
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that way also” can be acceptable too, on the same condition. (Note that |
name of the modified version, remove a logo, or identify your |
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such a rule still leaves you the choice of whether to publish your version |
modifications as yours. As long as these requirements are not so |
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at all.) Rules that require release of source code to the users for |
burdensome that they effectively hamper you from releasing your |
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versions that you put into public use are also acceptable. It is also |
changes, they are acceptable; you're already making other changes to |
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acceptable for the license to require that you identify |
the program, so you won't have trouble making a few more. |
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your modifications as yours, or that, if you have distributed a modified |
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version and a previous developer asks for a copy of it, you must send |
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In the GNU project, we use |
In the GNU project, we use |
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“<a href="/copyleft/copyleft.html">copyleft</a>” |
<a href="/copyleft/copyleft.html">copyleft</a> |
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to protect these freedoms legally for everyone. But |
to protect these freedoms legally for everyone. But |
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<a href="/philosophy/categories.html#Non-CopyleftedFreeSoftware">non-copylefted |
<a href="/philosophy/categories.html#Non-CopyleftedFreeSoftware">noncopylefted |
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free software</a> also exists. We believe there are important reasons why |
free software</a> also exists. We believe there are important reasons why |
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<a href="/philosophy/pragmatic.html">it is better to use copyleft</a>, |
<a href="/philosophy/pragmatic.html">it is better to use copyleft</a>, |
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but if your program is non-copylefted free software, it is still basically |
but if your program is noncopylefted free software, it is still basically |
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ethical. |
ethical. (See <a href="/philosophy/categories.html">Categories of Free Software</a> for a description of how “free software,” “copylefted software” and other categories of software relate to each other.) |
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2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc. |
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<p>Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article is |
<p>Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article is |
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