RES: [Freegis-list] SPRING

[Bernhard Reiter]

On Fri, Mar 15, 2002 at 01:18:04PM -0300, Lucas de Melo Melgaco wrote:
> I´m completely sure that Spring is a free software. 
> Any doubt www.dpi.inpe.br/spring.

	http://www.dpi.inpe.br/spring/english/download.html

| You are not allowed to modify, to sell or to lend the
| software, and you should redistribute the entire program.

Thus lacking the essential freedoms to learn from it, modify it, 
redistribute it with or without charge for the service and your
modifications.

Check the archives for a similiar discussion about this.
Maybe it helps if people would let them know that they prefer
software coming with enough freedom.
	Bernhard


> -----Mensagem original-----
> De: Bernhard Reiter [mailto:bernhard at intevation.de]
> Enviada em: sexta-feira, 15 de março de 2002 8:53
> Para: freegis-list at intevation.de
> Assunto: Re: [Freegis-list] SPRING
> 
> 
> Last time I've looked Spring was not Free Software.
> We cannot recommend it for this reason.
> 
> This list is about Free Software, which gives you the freedom to
> use, modify, adapt and redistribute the software.

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