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		microtherion 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Liquibase continues to advertise itself as "open s... > “Free software” does not mean “noncommercial.” On the contrary, a free program must be available for commercial use, commercial development, and commercial distribution. This policy is of fundamental importance—without this, free software could not achieve its aims. — https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.en.html

sarchertech 3 months ago [–]

Sure. That restriction came later.

account42 3 months ago | [–]

It's not a new restriction it's a clarification of something that already followed from the original definition.

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