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authorLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2020-01-21 14:45:37 +0100
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2020-01-21 14:45:37 +0100
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1GNU Social Contract [DRAFT]
2
3This document states the core commitments of the GNU Project to the
4broader free software community. All current GNU Project members
5have agreed to uphold these values.
6
7
8The purpose of the GNU Project is to provide software and systems that
9respect users' freedoms.
10
11* GNU respects users' freedoms
12
13We provide software that guarantees to users the four essential freedoms,
14without compromise:
15 0. The freedom to run the program as they wish, for any purpose.
16 1. The freedom to study how the program works, and change it so it does
17 their computing as they wish.
18 Access to the source code is a precondition for this.
19 2. The freedom to redistribute copies so they can help others.
20 3. The freedom to distribute copies of their modified versions to others.
21 By doing this they can give the whole community a chance to benefit
22 from their changes.
23 Access to the source code is a precondition for this.
24
25All software written by us is distributed under copyleft licenses, designed
26to ensure that developers cannot strip off users' freedom from GNU software.
27
28Besides upholding the four essential freedoms, we pay attention and respond
29to new threats to users' freedom as they arise, such as services as a
30software substitute (SaaSS), use of non-free scripts on web pages, mass
31surveillance, digital restrictions management (DRM), etc.
32
33
34* GNU provides consistent systems
35
36We develop an operating system and a set of applications, in the form of
37GNU packages. GNU package developers work together to ensure consistency
38across packages. GNU packages follow the design and development guidelines
39of the GNU Project.
40
41
42* GNU collaborates with the broader free software community
43
44Free software has extended beyond the GNU Project, and we work with
45companion free software projects that develop key components of our system.
46We aim to extend the reach of free software to new fields.
47
48
49* GNU welcomes contributions from all and everyone
50
51We want to give everyone the opportunity to contribute to our efforts
52on any of the many tasks that require work. We welcome all contributors,
53regardless of their gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, level of
54experience, or any other personal characteristics. We commit to providing
55a harassment-free experience for all our contributors.