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author | Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> | 2021-04-10 18:58:07 +0200 |
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committer | Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> | 2021-04-10 18:58:07 +0200 |
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parent | website: Add code of conduct. (diff) |
website: Add free software definition.
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* website/haunt.scm (static-pages): Add it.
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1 | title: Free software | ||
2 | author: The GNU Assembly | ||
3 | --- | ||
4 | |||
5 | # What’s “free software”? | ||
6 | |||
7 | The GNU Assembly produces _free software_, also referred to as “_libre_ | ||
8 | software”, “liberating software”, or “open source”. Software is “free” | ||
9 | if it _respects its user’s freedom_, namely the following four essential | ||
10 | freedoms: | ||
11 | |||
12 | 1. The freedom to run the program as the user wishes, for any purpose. | ||
13 | 2. The freedom to study how the program works and to change it to suit | ||
14 | their needs. | ||
15 | 3. The freedom to redistribute it. | ||
16 | 4. The freedom to distribute copies of modified versions. | ||
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18 | These criteria were spelled out by Richard M. Stallman in the 1980s. | ||
19 | The defense of the freedom of computer users are at the core of the | ||
20 | [Social Contract](/en/documents/social-contract) of the GNU Assembly. | ||