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8  <link rel="alternate" title="New Free Software" href="http://www.gnu.org/rss/quagga.rss" type="application/rss+xml" />  <link rel="alternate" title="New Free Software" href="http://www.gnu.org/rss/quagga.rss" type="application/rss+xml" />
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12    
13  <h2>The Free Software Definition</h2>  <h2>The Free Software Definition</h2>
14    
# Line 33  program's users have the four essential Line 34  program's users have the four essential
34    
35  <ul>  <ul>
36    <li>The freedom to run the program, for any purpose (freedom 0).</li>    <li>The freedom to run the program, for any purpose (freedom 0).</li>
37    <li>The freedom to study how the program works, and change it to make    <li>The freedom to study how the program works, and change it so it
38        it do what you wish (freedom 1). Access to the source code is a        does your computing as you wish (freedom 1). Access to the source
39        precondition for this.        code is a precondition for this.
40    </li>    </li>
41    <li>The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor    <li>The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor
42        (freedom 2).        (freedom 2).
# Line 97  as source code. Line 98  as source code.
98  <p>  <p>
99  Freedom 1 includes the freedom to use your changed version in place of  Freedom 1 includes the freedom to use your changed version in place of
100  the original.  If the program is delivered in a product designed to  the original.  If the program is delivered in a product designed to
101  run someone else's modified versions but refuse to run yours &mdash;  run someone else's modified versions but refuse to run yours &mdash; a
102  a practice known as &ldquo;tivoization&rdquo; or (in its practitioners'  practice known as &ldquo;tivoization&rdquo; or &ldquo;lockdown&rdquo;,
103  perverse terminology) as &ldquo;secure boot&rdquo; &mdash; freedom 1 becomes a  or (in its practitioners' perverse terminology) as &ldquo;secure
104  theoretical fiction rather than a practical freedom.  This is not  boot&rdquo; &mdash; freedom 1 becomes a theoretical fiction rather
105  sufficient.  In other words, these binaries are not free software  than a practical freedom.  This is not sufficient.  In other words,
106  even if the source code they are compiled from is free.  these binaries are not free software even if the source code they are
107    compiled from is free.
108  </p>  </p>
109    
110  <p>  <p>
# Line 281  manuals are in effect part of the softwa Line 283  manuals are in effect part of the softwa
283  The same arguments also make sense for other kinds of works of  The same arguments also make sense for other kinds of works of
284  practical use &mdash; that is to say, works that embody useful knowledge,  practical use &mdash; that is to say, works that embody useful knowledge,
285  such as educational works and reference  such as educational works and reference
286  works.  <a href="http://wikipedia.org">Wikipedia</a> is the best known  works.  <a href="http://wikipedia.org">Wikipedia</a> is the best-known
287  example.  example.
288  </p>  </p>
289    
# Line 311  them if they like.</p> Line 313  them if they like.</p>
313    
314  <ul>  <ul>
315    
316    <li><a href="http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/www/philosophy/free-sw.html?root=www&amp;r1=1.103&amp;r2=1.104">Version
317    1.104</a>: Reflect, in the brief statement of freedom 1, the point
318    (already stated in version 1.80) that it includes really using your modified
319    version for your computing.</li>
320    
321  <li><a href="http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/www/philosophy/free-sw.html?root=www&amp;r1=1.91&amp;r2=1.92">Version  <li><a href="http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/www/philosophy/free-sw.html?root=www&amp;r1=1.91&amp;r2=1.92">Version
322  1.92</a>: Clarify that obfuscated code does not qualify as source code.</li>  1.92</a>: Clarify that obfuscated code does not qualify as source code.</li>
323    
# Line 417  translations of this article. Line 424  translations of this article.
424  Copyright &copy; 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004,  Copyright &copy; 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004,
425  2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
426  </p>  </p>
427  <p>Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article is  <p>This page is licensed under a <a rel="license"
428  permitted in any medium without royalty provided this notice is  href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/us/">Creative
429  preserved.  Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 United States License</a>.
430  </p>  </p>
431    
432  <p>  <p>
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437  </p>  </p>
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