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Calum:

quote:Originally posted by void main:
Stallman says "all software". Games are not special, they are "software". Stallman *only* cares about the "Free as in Freedom", not the monetary free. Some games *are* Free. Quake2 for instance was released under the GPL, it is Free.

They don't even have to make their source publicly available. They just have to include it on the CD that they sell. That is what Stallman wants. He believes that when he purchases a piece of software, that he should also get the source code with it. So if the software doesn't work exactly as he needs he could change it so it does work that way. Another reason is just to inpect the code and make sure there is no funny business going on.

Sure, most people wouldn't look at the source code. But it would certainly benefit others.
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whether you know it or not, you have a way with words.
i would have taken ten times longer to say this and still not said it as well as you did. well done on summing it up.

voidmain:

quote:Originally posted by Calum:
whether you know it or not, you have a way with words.
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Thanks, now only if I could spell! I really should proofread more often...

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