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revision 1.104 by jturner, Wed Jul 13 17:30:48 2011 UTC revision 1.105 by rms, Wed Aug 3 19:27:40 2011 UTC
# Line 33  program's users have the four essential Line 33  program's users have the four essential
33    
34  <ul>  <ul>
35    <li>The freedom to run the program, for any purpose (freedom 0).</li>    <li>The freedom to run the program, for any purpose (freedom 0).</li>
36    <li>The freedom to study how the program works, and change it to make    <li>The freedom to study how the program works, and change it so it
37        it do what you wish (freedom 1). Access to the source code is a        does your computing as you wish (freedom 1). Access to the source
38        precondition for this.        code is a precondition for this.
39    </li>    </li>
40    <li>The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor    <li>The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor
41        (freedom 2).        (freedom 2).
# Line 97  as source code. Line 97  as source code.
97  <p>  <p>
98  Freedom 1 includes the freedom to use your changed version in place of  Freedom 1 includes the freedom to use your changed version in place of
99  the original.  If the program is delivered in a product designed to  the original.  If the program is delivered in a product designed to
100  run someone else's modified versions but refuse to run yours &mdash;  run someone else's modified versions but refuse to run yours &mdash; a
101  a practice known as &ldquo;tivoization&rdquo; or (in its practitioners'  practice known as &ldquo;tivoization&rdquo; or &ldquo;lockdown&rdquo;,
102  perverse terminology) as &ldquo;secure boot&rdquo; &mdash; freedom 1 becomes a  or (in its practitioners' perverse terminology) as &ldquo;secure
103  theoretical fiction rather than a practical freedom.  This is not  boot&rdquo; &mdash; freedom 1 becomes a theoretical fiction rather
104  sufficient.  In other words, these binaries are not free software  than a practical freedom.  This is not sufficient.  In other words,
105  even if the source code they are compiled from is free.  these binaries are not free software even if the source code they are
106    compiled from is free.
107  </p>  </p>
108    
109  <p>  <p>
# Line 311  them if they like.</p> Line 312  them if they like.</p>
312    
313  <ul>  <ul>
314    
315    <li><a href="http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/www/philosophy/free-sw.html?root=www&amp;r1=1.103&amp;r2=1.104">Version
316    1.104</a>: Reflect, in the brief statement of freedom 1, the point
317    (already stated in version 1.80) that it includes really using your modified
318    version for your computing.</li>
319    
320  <li><a href="http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/www/philosophy/free-sw.html?root=www&amp;r1=1.91&amp;r2=1.92">Version  <li><a href="http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/www/philosophy/free-sw.html?root=www&amp;r1=1.91&amp;r2=1.92">Version
321  1.92</a>: Clarify that obfuscated code does not qualify as source code.</li>  1.92</a>: Clarify that obfuscated code does not qualify as source code.</li>
322    
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