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13  <meta http-equiv="Keywords" content="GNU, FSF, Free Software Foundation, Linux, Emacs, GCC, Unix, Free Software, Operating System, GNU Kernel, HURD, GNU HURD, Hurd" />  <meta http-equiv="Keywords" content="GNU, FSF, Free Software Foundation, Linux, Emacs, GCC, Unix, Free Software, Operating System, GNU Kernel, HURD, GNU HURD, Hurd" />
14  <meta http-equiv="Description" content="Since 1983, developing the free Unix style operating system GNU, so that computer users can have the freedom to share and improve the software they use." />  <meta http-equiv="Description" content="Since 1983, developing the free Unix style operating system GNU, so that computer users can have the freedom to share and improve the software they use." />
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17  <!--#include virtual="/philosophy/ph-breadcrumb.html" -->  <!--#include virtual="/philosophy/ph-breadcrumb.html" -->
18  <!--GNUN: OUT-OF-DATE NOTICE-->  <!--GNUN: OUT-OF-DATE NOTICE-->
19  <!--#include virtual="/server/top-addendum.html" -->  <!--#include virtual="/server/top-addendum.html" -->
20    <div class="article reduced-width">
21  <h2>What is Free Software?</h2>  <h2>What is Free Software?</h2>
22  <div class="thin"></div>  <div class="thin"></div>
23    
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24  <div class="important">  <div class="important">
25  <p>  <p>
26  &ldquo;Free software&rdquo; means software that respects users'  &ldquo;Free software&rdquo; means software that respects users'
# Line 105  Why &ldquo;Open Source&rdquo; misses the Line 102  Why &ldquo;Open Source&rdquo; misses the
102  </ul>  </ul>
103  </div>  </div>
104    
105  <div class="edu-note" id="fsf-licensing">  <div class="edu-note" id="fsf-licensing" role="complementary">
106  <p style="font-size:80%">  <p style="font-size:80%">
107  Have a question about free software licensing not answered here?  Have a question about free software licensing not answered here?
108  See our other <a href="http://www.fsf.org/licensing">licensing resources</a>,  See our other <a href="http://www.fsf.org/licensing">licensing resources</a>,
# Line 115  at <a href="mailto:licensing@fsf.org">li Line 112  at <a href="mailto:licensing@fsf.org">li
112  </div>  </div>
113    
114    
115  <h3 id="fs-definition" class="subheader">The Free Software Definition</h3>  <h3 id="fs-definition">The Free Software Definition</h3>
116    
117  <p>  <p>
118  The free software definition presents the criteria for whether a  The free software definition presents the criteria for whether a
# Line 204  renders the program nonfree. Line 201  renders the program nonfree.
201  </p>  </p>
202    
203    
204  <h3 id="clarifying" class="subheader">Clarifying the Boundary Between Free and Nonfree</h3>  <h3 id="clarifying">Clarifying the Boundary Between Free and Nonfree</h3>
205    
206  <p>In the rest of this article we explain more precisely how far the  <p>In the rest of this article we explain more precisely how far the
207  various freedoms need to extend, on various issues, in order for a  various freedoms need to extend, on various issues, in order for a
# Line 452  legitimate, we will have to think about Line 449  legitimate, we will have to think about
449  it is nonfree.  it is nonfree.
450  </p>  </p>
451    
452  <h3 id="in-practice" class="subheader">The Free Software Definition in Practice</h3>  <h3 id="in-practice">The Free Software Definition in Practice</h3>
453    
454  <h4 id="interpretation">How we interpret these criteria</h4>  <h4 id="interpretation">How we interpret these criteria</h4>
455    
# Line 515  it refers to freedom rather than price, Line 512  it refers to freedom rather than price,
512  word &ldquo;open&rdquo; never refers to freedom.  word &ldquo;open&rdquo; never refers to freedom.
513  </p>  </p>
514    
515  <h3 id="beyond-software" class="subheader">Beyond Software</h3>  <h3 id="beyond-software">Beyond Software</h3>
516    
517  <p>  <p>
518  <a href="/philosophy/free-doc.html">Software manuals must be free</a>,  <a href="/philosophy/free-doc.html">Software manuals must be free</a>,
# Line 536  Any kind of work <em>can</em> be free, a Line 533  Any kind of work <em>can</em> be free, a
533  has been extended to a definition of <a href="http://freedomdefined.org/">  has been extended to a definition of <a href="http://freedomdefined.org/">
534  free cultural works</a> applicable to any kind of works.  free cultural works</a> applicable to any kind of works.
535  </p>  </p>
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536    
537  <h3 id="History">History</h3>  <h3 id="History">History</h3>
538    
# Line 678  asides, formatting, spelling, punctuatio Line 673  asides, formatting, spelling, punctuatio
673  You can review the complete list of changes to the page through  You can review the complete list of changes to the page through
674  the <a href="//web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/www/philosophy/free-sw.html?root=www&amp;view=log">cvsweb  the <a href="//web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/www/philosophy/free-sw.html?root=www&amp;view=log">cvsweb
675  interface</a>.</p>  interface</a>.</p>
676  <hr class="column-limit" />  <div class="column-limit"></div>
677    
678  <h3 class="footnote">Footnote</h3>  <h3 class="footnote">Footnote</h3>
679  <ol>  <ol>
# Line 688  the freedom to run the program needed to Line 683  the freedom to run the program needed to
683  It was clearly more basic than the other three, so it properly should  It was clearly more basic than the other three, so it properly should
684  precede them. Rather than renumber the others, we made it freedom&nbsp;0.</li>  precede them. Rather than renumber the others, we made it freedom&nbsp;0.</li>
685  </ol>  </ol>
686    </div>
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689  <!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->  <!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" -->
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732       There is more detail about copyright years in the GNU Maintainers       There is more detail about copyright years in the GNU Maintainers
733       Information document, www.gnu.org/prep/maintain. -->       Information document, www.gnu.org/prep/maintain. -->
734    
735  <p>Copyright &copy; 1996-2002, 2004-2007, 2009-2019, 2021  <p>Copyright &copy; 1996-2002, 2004-2019, 2021
736  Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>  Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
737    
738  <p>This page is licensed under a <a rel="license"  <p>This page is licensed under a <a rel="license"
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