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<p>Well, the big picture question is two parts: open vs exclusive;
and abundant vs scarce.<br>
Each of the four combinations presents different issues.<br>
See my whole talk about this:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://media.libreplanet.org/u/libreplanet/m/why-our-economy-fails-public-goods-like-free-software-bf79/">https://media.libreplanet.org/u/libreplanet/m/why-our-economy-fails-public-goods-like-free-software-bf79/</a><br>
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So when it comes to *software* freedom, we're talking about open
abundance. So the question is whether anything *abundant* has been
made *exclusive* (i.e. "club goods"). We aren't critiquing having
exclusivity for scarce goods, though even that isn't *always*
appropriate.<br>
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Yes, knowledge is abundant. And for this list, the question is how
a *copyright* license relates to freedom, and everything that is
covered by *copyright* law fits the abundant category.<br>
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So, I meant my basic framing with that premise as a given.<br>
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Cheers,</p>
<p>Aaron<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7/11/25 9:54, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:zefr0x@tuta.io">zefr0x@tuta.io</a> wrote:<br>
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In my view, the overall issue of software-freedom and copyleft can be summarized as: No entity reserves practical or legal exclusive power.
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Real software freedom means that while I might be less capable of updating a program compared to an experienced coder who already knows the software, they have provided me everything feasible that they have access to in doing such updating.
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There's no code or tools or legal rights that they have that I don't.
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"Not reserving practical or legal exclusive power" looks like a very broad definition to me, it might include everything like hardware and human resources, not just knowledge.
What about this: No entity reserves practical or legal exclusive power on knowledge?
With software as a type of knowledge including its code and design etc.
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