[OT] What is Open Source?

[rasmussn at lanl.gov]

On Wednesday, April 17, 2002, at 02:28 PM, Oleg Broytmann wrote:

>    It is not enough to have the code open. One needs the rights to read, 
> to
> use, to copy, to modify, to distribute modified and unmodified versions 
> (so
> everyone benefits from the open code). Only Free Software gives you such
> freedom and rights.

As I understand it, the GPL does not give you right to use the software
as you see fit.  You can only use it by linking with other GPL'd
software.

Craig