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1 | title: Free software | ||
2 | author: The GNU Assembly | ||
3 | --- | ||
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5 | # What’s “free software”? | ||
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7 | The GNU Assembly produces _free software_, also referred to as “_libre_ | ||
8 | software”, “liberating software”, or “open source” — but that last one | ||
9 | fails to convey the main idea, that the goal is freedom. Software | ||
10 | is “free” if it _respects its user’s freedom_, namely the following four | ||
11 | essential freedoms: | ||
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13 | 1. The freedom to run the program as the user wishes, for any purpose. | ||
14 | 2. The freedom to study how the program works and to change it to suit | ||
15 | their needs. | ||
16 | 3. The freedom to redistribute it. | ||
17 | 4. The freedom to distribute copies of modified versions. | ||
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19 | These criteria were spelled out by Richard M. Stallman in the 1980s. | ||
20 | The defense of the freedom of computer users is at the core of the | ||
21 | [Social Contract](/en/documents/social-contract) of the GNU Assembly. | ||