“Free software” means software that respects users’ freedom and community. Roughly, it means that the users have the freedom to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve the software. Thus, “free software” is a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should think of “free” as in “free speech,” not as in “free beer”. We sometimes call it “libre software,” borrowing the French or Spanish word for “free” as in freedom, to show we do not mean the software is gratis.
I don’t see there where it contradicts my point tho, since I never mentioned price anywhere. It just says that Libre has the meaning of limitation on the distribution or improvement of the product. If the license prohibits you fo redistributing the software but not changing it’s code I do believe that would be still libre no?
No, the fourth liberty in libre software specifies that one should be able to modify the source code and if one wants, to be able to redistribute it by your own means.
isn’t there a license which lets u open the code but other people cant use it? I believe apache? Dont take my word on this kast one
Then it wouldn’t be libre. :/
Libre " With very few limitations on distribution or improvement; including source code." and in my view from that it would still be libre. and if you even believe it is not it would still be open source.
From GNU’s official website, “What is free software?”
Yes, it would be open source but not libre.
I don’t see there where it contradicts my point tho, since I never mentioned price anywhere. It just says that Libre has the meaning of limitation on the distribution or improvement of the product. If the license prohibits you fo redistributing the software but not changing it’s code I do believe that would be still libre no?
No, the fourth liberty in libre software specifies that one should be able to modify the source code and if one wants, to be able to redistribute it by your own means.
https://fsfe.org/freesoftware/
I see, in that case I agree with you then!