Comment Re:...but if you want free software to improve... (Score 1) 1098
> Since the programmer is a subset of the end-user and the
> programmer gets less freedom
Programmers get the same freedoms as normal users. Private modification isn't restricted by any free software licence.
The GPL puts extra requirements on distributors, and in particular distributors of modified versions. Someone who modifies and redistributes is not a mere end-user.
As I said, the users - the people who download and run the program - get the same freedoms. And this is also true for programmers who make private modifications.