Dear free software developers: Before we American nerds sit down to our turkey and mashed potatoes today, know that your creations are at the top of the list of things we're most thankful for.
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can.axis
15 years 20 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago
The Free Software Definition
The Free Software Definition: «We maintain this free software definition to show clearly what must be true about a particular software program for it to be considered free software.
"Free software" is a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should think of "free" as in "free speech," not as in "free beer."
Free software is a matter of the users' freedom to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve the software. More precisely, it refers to four kinds of freedom, for the users of the software:
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aboutblank
15 years 20 weeks 6 days 12 hours ago
Please be aware that there
Please be aware that there is a fair number of software titles in the article's list that do not meet this definition of free software. Some of these titles are not free software; these titles may be available gratis (at no monetary cost) but require users to give up their essential liberties in order to use them.