Difference between revisions of "Free Software"
From Danton's Real Life Userguide
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Free Software is software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction, and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified form either without restriction, or with restrictions only to ensure that end users have the same freedoms as the original authors. | Free Software is software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction, and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified form either without restriction, or with restrictions only to ensure that end users have the same freedoms as the original authors. | ||
| − | A piece of Free Software acquires the corresponding legal status by the use of a | + | A piece of Free Software acquires the corresponding legal status by the use of a Free Software License. The difference between Free Software and Freeware is in the form of license that is granted for use. Free Software has either to be accompanied by a Free Software license, or to be in the public domain. Freeware by contrast is accompanied by a |
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The intent of free software is expressed as follows by Richard Stallman, the founder of the Free Software movement: | The intent of free software is expressed as follows by Richard Stallman, the founder of the Free Software movement: | ||
