Software freedom day-today 20 spetember 2008
Mr. Stephen Fry , introduces you to free software and reminds you of a very special birthday.
What is Free Software? This is how gnu defines it:
“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:
- The freedom to run the program, for any purpose (freedom 0).
- The freedom to study how the program works, and adapt it to your needs (freedom 1). Access to the source code is a precondition for this.
The freedom to improve the program, and release your 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 redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor (freedom 2).
Thank you for this beautiful explanation
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September 20, 2008 at 4:26 pm
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September 21, 2008 at 11:54 am
Nicely explained!!!
Hamza
March 11, 2010 at 1:27 pm