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 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.
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".
"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.
Rui