Hi,
4.6. Modification and free distribution of changes as well as of the newly designed software under the same conditions as those of the original.
Then, it seems your are effectively restricting the Free Software definition to Copyleft Free Software (not bad per se, but it would exclude a lot of Free Software, which is bad!).
I'm not trying to be a PITA, I'm just playing a little of the devil's advocate part... How about if 4.6 is simply changed to:
4.6. Modification and free distribution of changes.
I think that with this simpler phrase it becomes compatible with the Free Software definition, which would be the ideal 4 items instead of longer 6, but I understand that in this draft law it is divided into smaller items.
Hugs, Rui
On Thu, 2003-04-10 at 11:24, Anton Zinoviev wrote:
On 9.IV.2003 at 19:07 Rui Miguel Seabra wrote:
Hello,
Free Software Association -- Bulgaria' list members, can you comment on the following? As reported, the draft law would seem to discard all non copyleft Free Software, or is this a translation/miscommunication issue?
It would be ideal if the definition of Free Software described in the draft (and final) law corresponds to FSF's.
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In the Bulgarian definition, free software must allow for:
- Unlimited use of the software for all purposes;
- Unlimited access to the source code;
- Comprehensive check of its mechanisms of operation;
- Use of internal mechanisms and of any arbitrary part of it, so that it
can be adapted to the needs of the user;
- Production and public distribution of its copies;
- Modification and free distribution of changes as well as of the newly
designed software under the same conditions as those of the original.
The translated text of the law is:
- "Free software" (Free computer program) is a software, whose use license provides the user the following possibilities excluding additional costs:
4.1. Unlimited use of the software for all purposes. 4.2. Unlimited access to the source code. 4.3. Comprehensive check of its mechanisms of operation. 4.4. Use of internal mechanisms and of any arbitrary part of it, so that it can be adapted to the needs of the user. . 4.5. Production and public distribution of its copies 4.6. Modification and free distribution of changes as well as of the newly designed software under the same conditions as those of the original.
So actualy there is no phrase "must allow for", but only a definition.
Anton Zinoviev