UnitedLinux and "open source"

[David Johnson]

On Friday 14 June 2002 01:48 pm, John Cowan wrote:
> Russell Nelson scripsit:
> > Here's what I call free software:
> >   If you can get the source code, AND
> >   If you can make any changes you want to the source, AND
>
> Not even the MIT or new-BSD licenses allow that: some parts of
> the source have to remain invariant.

There's nothing in the MIT or BSD licenses that specify invariant sections. I 
am required to keep the copyright statement, list of permissions, and 
warranty disclaimers around, but there is no requirement that they must be a 
part of the source code.

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