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Re: [PATCH] manual: Remove warning in the documentation of the abort function

On Oct  9, 2019, Siddhesh Poyarekar <siddhesh@gotplt.org> wrote:

>> Furthermore, if the software is written so that running it conveys
>> ideas, it's actual free speech, expressed through the software.

> Do you not see that the freedoms specifically talk about software?

I think you missed the bit I quoted above.

Consider writing a server program that includes in responses to requests
it receives a message that you are supportive of.  Then someone modifies
their copy so as to include a message you find abhorrent instead.

The freedom to do so is encompassed by those in the Free Software
Definition, is it not?

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