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Can't give away free software apparently.

dibz - Feb 23, 2006

		dibz	Feb 23, 2006
		Can't give away free software apparently. Anyone else read this? This is just....yeah, well, read it: Free software is illegal!...

		ExCyber	Feb 23, 2006
		Can't give away free software apparently. It's not said anywhere that it's illegal. What's said by the Trading Standards officer basically amounts to "Oh damn, you mean we actually have to have a clue about copyright instead of telling people to blithely assume that all software is over-restricted proprietary crap? I don't think we can handle that."

		lordofduct	Feb 24, 2006
		Can't give away free software apparently.     Originally posted by ExCyber@Fri, 2006-02-24 @ 01:35 AM It's not said anywhere that it's illegal. What's said by the Trading Standards officer basically amounts to "Oh damn, you mean we actually have to have a clue about copyright instead of telling people to blithely assume that all software is over-restricted proprietary crap? I don't think we can handle that." [post=144634]Quoted post[/post] And cynicism rules the world once again!

		dibz	Feb 24, 2006
		Can't give away free software apparently. Good point, I believe the blog I received the original link from used the word first, but placing blame somewhere else is always fun. Heh.

		hetecro	Feb 24, 2006
		Can't give away free software apparently. It sounds to me like this woman was just PMSing and didn't have anyone else to rag on.