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On 08/19/2014 01:45 PM, Maarten Billemont wrote:<br>
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Along with the claim of using open source code needs to come the
ability to verify that the shipped product is not a modified
version of said code and/or a way to replace the open source part
of the proprietary system with a self-compiled and debuggable
version of the open source code, both technically and legally.
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<div>Not to open a can of worms, but this is exactly the reason
behind the distinction between free software and non-free open
source software.<br>
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Indeed, important point.<br>
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The larger system is a tricky problem, doing a proprietary product
that is effectively penned into a verifiable open source enforced
censorship cage. Without also giving away the proprietary bits.<br>
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Thanks for all the answers,<br>
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-kb<br>
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