Updating a pirated copy of photoshop abledating 2 4 full
07-Nov-2017 10:13
This applies to the special case in which the user already has a copy of the program in non-source form.
Instead of with free software, the public has access to the program, we say, with free software, the users have the essential freedoms and with free software, the users have control of what the program does for them.
The expression “BSD-style license” leads to confusion because it lumps together licenses that have important differences.
Other than an announcement, Microsoft is fairly coy with what to expect.
But no user is to demand a copy of that program from any user.
In particular, if you write a program yourself and never offer a copy to anyone else, that program is free software albeit in a trivial way, because every user that has a copy has the four essential freedoms (since the only such user is you).
We do not think it is good to offer users those “alternatives” to free software.
To refer to published works as “assets”, or “digital assets”, is even worse than calling them “content” — it presumes they have no value to society except commercial value.
We should learn much more about Office 2019 and what's new in the coming months as we move towards a preview release.