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From: Alessandro Coppo
Date: 24 May 2002 15:47:14
Message: <3cee98c2@news.povray.org>

GrimDude wrote:

> Are you lost? Pov is free.
> 
> Grim

No, he is not at all lost! POVRay has one of the most UNFREE (in the sense 
of freedom) licences I have ever seen apart from commercial ones.

POVRay is Open Source Software (you have the source) but not Free Software
(just have a look at http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html; POVRay 
License violates at least 2 of the conditions).

Whenever I need to explain the ENOURMOUS difference between Open Source 
Software and Free Software, POVLEGAL.DOC is a wonderful example...

Bye!!!

-- 
Alessandro Coppo
a.coppo@<REMOVE_ME>iol.it
www.geocities.com/alexcoppo

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