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“Free software” means software that respects users' freedom and community. Roughly, it means that the users have the freedom to run, copy, distribute, study, ch
by nabla9 3y ago
“Free software” means software that respects users' freedom and community. Roughly, it means that the users have the freedom to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve the software. Thus, “free software” is a matter of liberty, not price.
- theanonymousone 3y agoOf course. But the word "free" has two meanings, which is my point. I was thinking the other day that naybe "open software" was a better name for exactly this reason.