www/philosophy free-sw.html

[Richard M. Stallman]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Richard M. Stallman <rms>       12/07/01 10:12:08

Modified files:
        philosophy     : free-sw.html 

Log message:
        Clarify what it means for the right to modify to be limited in
        substance.  Replace "improved" with "changed" in restatement of
        freedom 3.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/philosophy/free-sw.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.117&r2=1.118

Patches:
Index: free-sw.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/philosophy/free-sw.html,v
retrieving revision 1.117
retrieving revision 1.118
diff -u -b -r1.117 -r1.118
--- free-sw.html        23 Jun 2012 11:02:26 -0000      1.117
+++ free-sw.html        1 Jul 2012 10:12:02 -0000       1.118
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 
 <p>
 In order for freedoms 1 and 3 (the freedom to make changes and the
-freedom to publish improved versions) to be meaningful, you must have
+freedom to publish the changed versions) to be meaningful, you must have
 access to the source code of the program.  Therefore, accessibility of
 source code is a necessary condition for free software.  Obfuscated
 &ldquo;source code&rdquo; is not real source code and does not count
@@ -173,8 +173,8 @@
 
 <p>
 Whether a change constitutes an improvement is a subjective matter.
-If your modifications are limited, in substance, to changes that
-someone else considers an improvement, that is not freedom.
+If your right to modify a program is limited, in substance, to changes that
+someone else considers an improvement, that program is not free.
 </p>
 
 <p>
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@
 <p>
 Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2012/06/23 11:02:26 $
+$Date: 2012/07/01 10:12:02 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>