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 ===== The Walk of Freedom ===== ===== The Walk of Freedom =====
-Where does Freedom take us? Can I exercise my Freedom and at the same time limit yours? No, I can't. Fortunately there is such a thing as society to prevent that to happen by enforcing justice. Can I extend your Free Software and use it to exploit and curtail the Freedom of others for my own gain? Yes, I can. The copy-left licensing does not prevent that to happen as long as the extension is copy-left licensed as well. Can I use your Free Software to save or make a lot of money without paying you anything in return? Yes, I can. I guess we all feel the injustice of these liberties. But how do we deal with that felt injustice?+Where does Freedom take us? Can I exercise my Freedom and at the same time limit yours? No, I can't. Fortunately there is such a thing as society to prevent that to happen by enforcing justice. Can I extend the Free Software you authored and use it to exploit and curtail the Freedom of others for my own gain? Yes, I can. The copy-left licensing does not prevent that to happen as long as the extension is copy-left licensed as well. Can I use the Free Software you authored to save or make a lot of money without paying you anything in return? Yes, I can. I guess we all feel the injustice of these liberties. But how do we deal with that felt injustice?
  
 ===== Freedom Advocates ===== ===== Freedom Advocates =====