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date: 2012-07-01 10:12:02 +0000;  author: rms;  state: Exp;  lines: +4 -4;  commitid: XXRShpNLgFmasQaw;
Clarify what it means for the right to modify to be limited in
substance.  Replace "improved" with "changed" in restatement of
freedom 3.


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In order for freedoms 1 and 3 (the freedom to make changes and the
freedom to publish improved  versions) to be meaningful, you must have
access to the source code of the program.  Therefore, accessibility of
source code is a necessary condition for free software.  Obfuscated
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Whether a change constitutes an improvement is a subjective matter.
If your modifications are  limited, in substance, to changes that
someone else considers an improvement, that  is not freedom. 
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