Sunday, October 27, 2013

Our Poetical Freedom

On the Freedom of Poetry
(by analogy with the Free Software Foundation software freedom)


A R P S lists four essential kinds of poetry freedom: 

1. The freedom to read the poem for any purpose.

2. The freedom to study how the poem works and to adapt it to your needs.

3. The freedom to redistribute copies of the poem.

4. The freedom to improve the poem and distribute your improvements to the public.



The Free Software Foundation lists four essential kinds of software freedom:

1. The freedom to run the software for any purpose

2. The freedom to study how the software works and to adapt it to your needs

3. The freedom to redistribute copies of the software

4. The freedom to improve the software and distribute your improvements to the public

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