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| author | Drew DeVault <sir@cmpwn.com> | 2023-06-21 09:27:02 +0200 |
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| committer | Drew DeVault <sir@cmpwn.com> | 2023-06-21 09:27:02 +0200 |
| commit | 31644502a72aa2986f4a7b068004a7e57b24761d (patch) | |
| tree | 1bcf4dbd4bcb3eec3ef8ae5622cf356bbe808c97 | |
| parent | 975da67c8cf802979ab3e49529a0c0856e16a518 (diff) | |
| download | writefreesoftware.org-31644502a72aa2986f4a7b068004a7e57b24761d.tar.xz | |
Improve "source available" definition
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diff --git a/content/learn/_index.md b/content/learn/_index.md index 1d953ba..8775d5e 100644 --- a/content/learn/_index.md +++ b/content/learn/_index.md @@ -57,10 +57,11 @@ You can learn more about Open Source at ## What is "source available" software? "Source available" software refers to any software for which the source code is -available, but which does not uphold the four freedoms. It might limit +available, which may or may not uphold the four freedoms. It might limit commercial use, restrict redistribution, prevent the user from modifying the -software, and so on. Source available software is non-free. +software, and so on. All free and open source software is source available, but +not all source available software is free software. {{< tip "warning" >}} -All source available software is non-free. +"Source available" software is often non-free. {{< /tip >}} |