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From: Vinzent Hoefler <ada.rocks@jlfencey.com>
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Subject: Re: Realtime/embedded project to help with employment.
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 13:48:10 +0200
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Preben Randhol wrote:

>Vinzent Hoefler wrote:
>> Preben Randhol wrote:
>>=20
>> Well, that's not quite it (only a part of it). Free software in the
>> sense of public domain and freeware existed. This has nothing to do
>> with Open Source in general.
>
>No, Freeware is *not* free.

Depends on the viewpoint. "Free" as in "free beer" not as in "free
speech". :)

That's why I said, it has nothing to do with open source.

>Not only that, you are able to inspect the code before using it. And,
>with Open Source you cannot try to do "Security through Obscurity".

Strong ACK.


Vinzent.