[Fsf-friends] [fsug-tvm] CPI(M) manifesto calls for promotion of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS)

[Anivar Aravind]

'Restrictive licenses and patents' is the apt term to carry the spirit
of the clause. It is just a wish list bug :-).

With apologies for top posting

Anivar

On 3/20/09, Vikram Vincent <vincentvikram at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Just Noticed a bug in CPIM Manifesto
>>
>>
>>> Following are some of the highlights of the policy -
>>> - Promoting Free Software and other such new technologies, which are free
>>> from
>>> monopoly ownership through copyrights or patents;
>>
>> The problem on above statement is  Free Software is based on Copyright.
>
> Copyright can be used for monopolistic purposes. The FS version of
> Copyright is Copyleft but anyway...
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