Frank Barknecht wrote: > Hallo, > iriXx hat gesagt: // iriXx wrote: > > >> >>Guy Daniel CLOTILDE wrote: >> >> >>>Daniel James wrote / a ?crit: >>> >>> >>>>In the case of music, if someone wanted to distribute a CC'd licenced >>>>piece commercially, paying the artist a fair cut, then all they'd >>>>have to do is contact the artist in the usual way and work out a >>>>deal. What's wrong with that? >>> >>> >>>stepping inside... There's nothing wrong, but if it costs something >>>(again, nothing wrong) then it's not... free. I think that's what Frank >>>was pointing out. >> >>RMS would disagree. > > > No. The "it" in "it is not free" here means the right to distribute > something (also commercially), and if this costs something, "it" is not > free in the RMS sense. have you read RMS's essay on freedom and why freedom also includes the programmer's need to eat? m~ -- |\ _,,,---,,_ ZZZzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ HTTP 503: Too Busy |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' '---''(_/--' `-'\_) fL "Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle and will piss on your computer." -- Bruce Graham Musicians say No to RIAA Persecution and Prosecution of Music Lovers! Sign the petition at http://www.copyleftmedia.org.uk/justsayno/ .::. www.iriXx.org .::. www.copyleftmedia.org.uk .::.