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From: Roedy Green <roedy@mindprod.com>
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On Thu, 14 Jun 2001 21:43:25 GMT, Ted Dennison<dennison@telepath.com>
wrote or quoted :

>0) The freedom to run the software for any purpose.
>1) The freedom to study how the program works, and adapt it to your needs 
>2) The freedom to redistribute copies.
>3) The freedom to improve the program, and release your improvements to the
>public.

Do (1) and (2) imply free in the ordinary sense? May I do this without
having to pay a fee to the originator?



For more detail, please look up the key words mentioned in this post in
the Java Glossary at: http://mindprod.com/gloss.html 

--
Roedy Green, Canadian Mind Products
Custom computer programming since 1963. Ready to take on new work.