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'''Category: free software''' — this [[Special:Categories|category]] contains [[wiki]]s or other subject matter on {{tag|Free | '''Category: free software''' — this [[Special:Categories|category]] contains [[wiki]]s and / or other subject matter on subject of '''{{tag|Free culture|free}}''' (as in free speech or freedom; not as in price or free beer!) '''{{tag|software}}'''. The 'free software movement' was started by Richard M. Stallman and [[:Category:GNU|GNU]][https://www.GNU.org] in 1984, and later, the [https://www.FSF.org Free Software Foundation] (FSF) was founded. | ||
'Free software', defined by four 'freedoms', is where the license gives everybody | 'Free software', as defined by four 'freedoms', is where the license gives everybody | ||
*the freedom to run the program for any purpose – known as 'freedom 0'; | *the freedom to run the program for any purpose – known as 'freedom 0'; | ||
*the freedom to study and modify the program – 'freedom 1' | *the freedom to study and modify the program – 'freedom 1', access to the source code is a precondition for this; | ||
*the freedom to copy and redistribute the program so one can help his neighbor – 'freedom 2'; | *the freedom to copy and redistribute the program so one can help his neighbor – 'freedom 2'; | ||
*the freedom to improve the program, and release the improvements to the public, so that the whole community benefits – 'freedom 3'; access to the source code is a precondition for this. | *the freedom to improve the program, and release the improvements to the public, so that the whole community benefits – 'freedom 3'; access to the source code is a precondition for this. | ||
The opposite of this would be non-free software; | The opposite of this would be non-free software; which would be best described as 'proprietary software' (or sometimes known as '[[:Category:Commercial|commercial]] software'). It should also be noted free software should <u>not</u> be confused with 'freeware'; which is simply proprietary (or commercial) software given away for [[:Category:Free|free]] (as in free beer). | ||
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is a [[:Category:Non-profit|non-profit]] [[:Category:Charity|charity]] with a [[:Category:Global|worldwide]] mission to advance software freedom. FSF is located at 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, {{tag|Boston}}, [[:Category:Massachusetts|Massachusetts]] (MA) 02110, [[:Category:United States of America|United States of America]] (USA). | |||
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{{Related|GNU}}, {{Related|Linux}}, {{Related|Creative Commons}}, {{Related|FOSS}}. | |||
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*[https://www.OReilly.com/openbook/freedom/ Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software] — by Sam Williams (March 2002); ISBN 0-596-00287-4; order number: 2874; 240 pages. | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:19, 17 November 2022
Category: free software — this category contains wikis and / or other subject matter on subject of free (as in free speech or freedom; not as in price or free beer!) software. The 'free software movement' was started by Richard M. Stallman and GNU[1] in 1984, and later, the Free Software Foundation (FSF) was founded.
'Free software', as defined by four 'freedoms', is where the license gives everybody
- the freedom to run the program for any purpose – known as 'freedom 0';
- the freedom to study and modify the program – 'freedom 1', access to the source code is a precondition for this;
- the freedom to copy and redistribute the program so one can help his neighbor – 'freedom 2';
- the freedom to improve the program, and release the improvements to the public, so that the whole community benefits – 'freedom 3'; access to the source code is a precondition for this.
The opposite of this would be non-free software; which would be best described as 'proprietary software' (or sometimes known as 'commercial software'). It should also be noted free software should not be confused with 'freeware'; which is simply proprietary (or commercial) software given away for free (as in free beer).
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is a non-profit charity with a worldwide mission to advance software freedom. FSF is located at 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, Massachusetts (MA) 02110, United States of America (USA).
- Related categories
GNU, Linux, Creative Commons, FOSS.
- External links
- Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software — by Sam Williams (March 2002); ISBN 0-596-00287-4; order number: 2874; 240 pages.
Subcategories
This category has the following 62 subcategories, out of 62 total.
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- Aneuch (1 F)
- Apache Allura (2 P)
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- BlueSpice (19 P)
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- CLiki (1 P, 1 F)
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- ErfurtWiki (5 P, 1 F)
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- Ikiwiki (4 P, 1 F)
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- JAMWiki (7 P, 1 F)
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- MindTouch Deki (11 P)
- MojoMojo (2 P, 1 F)
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- OpenGuides (11 P, 1 F)
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- ScrewTurn Wiki (4 P)
- SeedWiki (37 P, 1 F)
- SnipSnap (5 P, 1 F)
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- Ubuntu (10 P)
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- Vanilla (2 P, 2 F)
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Pages in category “Free software”
The following 124 pages are in this category, out of 124 total.
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- Okawix
- Open Semantic Framework
- OpenAnno
- Openmulticopter
- OpenMute 3D
- OpenOffice.org Wiki (English)
- OpenSUSE (cs)
- OpenSUSE (de)
- OpenSUSE (el)
- OpenSUSE (en)
- OpenSUSE (es)
- OpenSUSE (fi)
- OpenSUSE (fr)
- OpenSUSE (hu)
- OpenSUSE (is)
- OpenSUSE (it)
- OpenSUSE (ja)
- OpenSUSE (nl)
- OpenSUSE (old-de)
- OpenSUSE (old-en)
- OpenSUSE (pl)
- OpenSUSE (pt)
- OpenSUSE (ru)
- OpenSUSE (sv)
- OpenSUSE (tr)
- OpenSUSE (vi)
- OpenSUSE (zh)
- OpenSUSE (zh-tw)
- Openswan Wiki
- OpenTTD Wiki
- Openwall Community Wiki