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by delinka 4466 days ago
Since when do you need a license to modify something for your own personal use? If they've given me access to the source, I can just start editing to my heart's content...
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Practically, yes, but legally, you may not have the rights to.

That's why it's explicitly listed as part of Freedom 1 of the four freedoms of software: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html

DVD players.