Rui Miguel Silva Seabra wrote:
On Thu, 2006-02-23 at 13:46 +0000, Sam Liddicott wrote:
I argue that "perform" "teach from" and "read" are equivalences of "run" for literary works, and I will now explain to you how I think that.
You can't argue that unless you mean to argue that software freedom 0 is the same as software freedom 1.
I admit that for literary works the distinction is blurred because it is a human that carries out both activities; with software the distinction is clear because one of the activities cannot be accomplished without the use of a computer.
I don't intend to force you into making such a statement.
I don't see any shotguns aimed at anyone, so I can't see how anyone can force anyone to anything.
Quite so, but I was anxious to avoid the appearance of doing so. I meant that once I felt I had explained myself, it would be sufficient, even if you think my view is not supportable. I clarify myself slightly in this post, but I think thats enough!
First remember that run is a form of ./program (be it interpreter program or an executable by itself).
"perform" you don't perform a book, you read it or segments of it.
That is one use of a book, I have also performed books. The books were bound scripts.
However, freedom 0 is not about "use" but about "running".
indeed; I was just selecting the form of use most equivalent to running for a literary work.
"Use" is too generic. For an user, "use" means running. For a programmer, "use" may mean incorporating code (library or copy & paste).
That may be the basis for so much ado about nothing. Not understanding what the terms mean.
It was merely an attempt to arrive at an equivalent freedom for literary works that don't require a piece of hardware to "run" on, and to consider what "run" might mean. I felt that abstracting run (for software) might also describe some use for literary works, and give insight.
Anyway....
Sam