www/philosophy open-source-misses-the-point.html

[Richard M. Stallman]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Richard M. Stallman <rms>       22/02/02 07:56:11

Modified files:
        philosophy     : open-source-misses-the-point.html 

Log message:
        Delete the point about Visual Source Code.
        (The facts are different from what was stated here
        and it isn't an example of the point about added conditions
        on executables.)
        Small improvements in the surrounding text.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.105&r2=1.106

Patches:
Index: open-source-misses-the-point.html
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RCS file: /web/www/www/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html,v
retrieving revision 1.105
retrieving revision 1.106
diff -u -b -r1.105 -r1.106
--- open-source-misses-the-point.html   30 Dec 2021 15:07:09 -0000      1.105
+++ open-source-misses-the-point.html   2 Feb 2022 12:56:07 -0000       1.106
@@ -125,15 +125,12 @@
 because its license does not allow making a modified version and using
 it privately.  Fortunately, few programs use such licenses.</p>
 
-<p>Second, when a program's source code carries a weak license, one
-without copyleft, its executables can carry additional nonfree
-conditions.  <a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/License/";>Microsoft
-does this with Visual Studio Code</a>, for example.</p>
-
-<p>If these executables fully correspond to the released sources, they
-qualify as open source but not as free software.  However, in that
-case users can compile the source code to make and distribute free
-executables.</p>
+<p>Second, when a free program's source code carries a weak license,
+one without copyleft, its executables can carry additional nonfree
+conditions.  If these executables correspond exactly to the released
+sources, they qualify as open source but not as free software.
+However, in that case users can compile the source code to make and
+distribute free executables.</p>
 
 <p>Finally, and most important in practice, many products containing
 computers check signatures on their executable programs to block users
@@ -518,7 +515,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
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-$Date: 2021/12/30 15:07:09 $
+$Date: 2022/02/02 12:56:07 $
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