The Free Software Definition written by Richard Stallman and published by the Free Software Foundation (FSF), defines free software as being software... 7 KB (912 words) - 03:22, 21 April 2024 |
 | free software and open-source software. The precise definition of the terms "free software" and "open-source software" applies them to any software distributed... 81 KB (6,967 words) - 10:17, 27 March 2024 |
 | Free software, libre software, or libreware is computer software distributed under terms that allow users to run the software for any purpose as well... 51 KB (5,515 words) - 14:06, 28 April 2024 |
 | the definition of free in the "Definition of Free Cultural Works" (as also in the Open Source Definition and Free Software Definition). For such free/open... 48 KB (4,719 words) - 06:56, 5 April 2024 |
There are licenses accepted by the OSI which are not free as per the Free Software Definition. The Open Source Definition allows for further restrictions... 39 KB (1,911 words) - 06:00, 27 April 2024 |
licenses. Software that fits the Free Software Definition may be more appropriately called free software; the GNU project in particular objects to their... 49 KB (4,247 words) - 19:15, 23 April 2024 |
domains in Free Software Definition, Open Source Definition, Debian Free Software Guidelines, Definition of Free Cultural Works and The Open Definition. These... 5 KB (510 words) - 04:55, 28 January 2024 |
Initiative approved" certification mark. The definition was taken from the exact text of the Debian Free Software Guidelines, written and adapted primarily... 8 KB (988 words) - 11:42, 6 March 2024 |
The Debian Free Software Guidelines (DFSG) is a set of guidelines that the Debian Project uses to determine whether a software license is a free software... 11 KB (1,481 words) - 18:48, 5 April 2024 |
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded by Richard Stallman on October 4, 1985, to support the free software... 58 KB (5,276 words) - 15:40, 26 April 2024 |
 | A free-software license is a notice that grants the recipient of a piece of software extensive rights to modify and redistribute that software. These actions... 56 KB (6,377 words) - 14:22, 24 March 2024 |
discontinued development of the original software. Free and open-source software is that which, by definition, may be forked from the original development team... 17 KB (1,865 words) - 08:13, 25 April 2024 |
share copies of software. Software which meets these requirements, The Four Essential Freedoms of Free Software, is termed free software. Although drawing... 43 KB (4,509 words) - 13:32, 11 March 2024 |
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to free software and the free software movement: Free software – software which... 9 KB (691 words) - 12:28, 14 February 2024 |
essential software freedoms. Richard Stallman's Free Software Definition, adopted by the Free Software Foundation (FSF), defines free software as a matter... 39 KB (4,670 words) - 11:51, 18 March 2024 |
| synonymous to the definition of free in the "Definition of Free Cultural Works" (and also the Open Source Definition and Free Software Definition). A distinct... 7 KB (639 words) - 09:31, 28 April 2024 |
 | determine whether it considers a software license open source. The definition was based on the Debian Free Software Guidelines, written and adapted primarily... 77 KB (8,885 words) - 19:33, 17 April 2024 |
 | Gratis versus libre (redirect from Free as in free beer) "freeware" (software gratis) from free software (software libre). Free software advocate and GNU founder Richard Stallman advocates usage of the slogan: "Think... 12 KB (1,478 words) - 15:04, 3 April 2024 |
lists of software licenses following their The Free Software Definition and licenses which the FSF considers non-free for various reasons. The FSF distinguishes... 27 KB (2,932 words) - 19:43, 14 December 2023 |
(Fondation Suisse de déminage) File system driver Free Software Directory The Free Software Definition Full Self-Driving, an advanced driver-assistance... 2 KB (219 words) - 17:54, 4 November 2023 |
 | redistribute software, as described in The Free Software Definition, are necessary for equal participation in the Information Age. The focus of FSFE's... 19 KB (1,744 words) - 02:43, 21 April 2024 |
Freeware (redirect from Gratis software) definition, although FSF asks that free software (libre; unrestricted and with source code available) should not be called freeware. In contrast the Oxford... 21 KB (2,229 words) - 13:58, 4 April 2024 |
 | promote the sharing of software. The concept of free sharing of technological information existed long before computers. For example, in the early years... 76 KB (8,745 words) - 11:43, 21 April 2024 |
Open music (category Free music) incompatible with the first section of the Open Source Definition as well as the first freedom put forth in The Free Software Definition (freedom 0). Open... 3 KB (352 words) - 19:31, 14 August 2022 |
Java Research License (category Software licenses) commercial use and are thus incompatible with both the Free Software Definition and the Open Source Definition. The JRL is a research license to be used for non-commercial... 2 KB (180 words) - 11:37, 11 January 2023 |
 | Software is a collection of programs and data that tell a computer how to perform specific tasks. Software often includes associated software documentation... 39 KB (3,974 words) - 15:41, 25 April 2024 |
 | with the source code under the Qt Free Edition License. This license was viewed as not compliant with the free software definition by Free Software Foundation... 64 KB (5,161 words) - 20:14, 20 April 2024 |
License. It also created the Free Software Definition. Open Source Initiative (OSI) – founded in 1998; promotes open source software from a pragmatic rather... 16 KB (2,008 words) - 07:27, 19 March 2024 |
Free/open-source software – the source availability model used by free and open-source software (FOSS) – and closed source are two approaches to the distribution... 21 KB (2,524 words) - 14:03, 4 April 2024 |
 | Copyleft (redirect from Software hoarding) freedoms (from the Free Software Definition) include: Freedom 0 the freedom to use the work Freedom 1 the freedom to study the work Freedom 2 the freedom to... 44 KB (4,936 words) - 22:02, 26 April 2024 |