The GPLv3 does not contain the Affero clause
The GPLv3 does not contain the Affero clause
Posted Sep 28, 2006 1:39 UTC (Thu) by JoeF (guest, #4486)In reply to: The GPLv3 does not contain the Affero clause by xoddam
Parent article: Some GPLv3 clarifications from the FSF
Modification is not "use".
Why not? I see this claim, which I consider wrong. I have the source code, and I have the freedom to do with the source code as I please.
The GPLv2 covers copyright, i.e., the right to copy the code. The current GPLv3 draft tries to limit what I can do with the code in the privacy of my own home. That's fundamentally wrong, if you value your freedom.
The GPLv3 does point out that your unlimited right to use
the software applies to the *unmodified* version you received
Yes. And that is where one of the "4 freedoms" is removed. And that's what I object to.
The GPLv3 does not contain the Affero clause
Neither does the GPLv2. So, again, no change needed.
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