• ganymede@lemmy.ml
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    14 hours ago

    when you feel up to reading the word after “typically” feel free to modify the attitude

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      14 hours ago

      What kind of attitude?

      the source code for freeware is typically not made available

      Typically it different than never. It means that sometimes the source code is made available and is the case of FOSS.>

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        edit: it just occurred to me you may not be a native english speaker, in which case i apologise. “typically not” means it usually doesn’t happen.


        For anyone who’s wondering (from the GIMP manual)

        The GIMP is not freeware

        GIMP er ikkje såkalla “freeware”

        El GIMP no es freeware

        GIMP non è freeware

        GIMP n’est pas un freeware

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          Sorry, none of those are true.

          -GIMP is freeware.

          -It’s also open source.

          -It’s also free to distribute.

          -It’s free to modify.

          -It’s even free to sell, as long as you include the source code.

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            -GIMP is freeware.

            did you source that from the GIMP documentation? because it very much appears you didn’t. (please link to the direct quote if i’m wrong).

            in contrast my quote comes directly from page 4 of their own PDF User Manual which very clearly states:

            The GIMP is not freeware