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 The Free Software Definition - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)  
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10  <h3>The Free Software Definition</h3>  <!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
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12  <a href="/graphics/philosophicalgnu.html">  <h1>The Free Software Definition</h1>
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14  <p>  <p>
15  We maintain this free software definition to show clearly what must  We maintain this free software definition to show clearly what must
# Line 262  help you can ensure that the license rea Line 234  help you can ensure that the license rea
234  and avoid various practical problems.  and avoid various practical problems.
235  </p>  </p>
236    
237  <hr />  <h2>Open Source?</h2>
238    
239  <p>  <p>
240  Another group has started using the term <q>open source</q> to mean  Another group has started using the term <q>open source</q> to mean
# Line 272  freedom rather than price, <a href="free Line 244  freedom rather than price, <a href="free
244  calls to mind freedom</a>.  The word <q>open</q> never does that.  calls to mind freedom</a>.  The word <q>open</q> never does that.
245  </p>  </p>
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 | <a href="/philosophy/free-sw.ca.html">Catal&#x00e0;</a>       <!-- Catalan -->  
   
 <!-- Chinese (Simplified) -->  
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 <!-- Chinese (Traditional) -->  
 | <a href="/philosophy/free-sw.zh.html">&#x7e41;&#x9ad4;&#x4e2d;&#x6587;</a>  
248    
 | <a href="/philosophy/free-sw.cs.html">&#x010c;esky</a>        <!-- Czech -->  
 | <a href="/philosophy/free-sw.da.html">Dansk</a>       <!-- Danish -->  
 | <a href="/philosophy/free-sw.de.html">Deutsch</a>     <!-- German -->  
 | <a href="/philosophy/free-sw.html">English</a>  
 | <a href="/philosophy/free-sw.el.html">Ελληνικά</a>  <!--Greek-->  
 | <a href="/philosophy/free-sw.es.html">Espa&#x00f1;ol</a>      <!-- Spanish -->  
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 | <a href="/philosophy/free-sw.gl.html">Galego</a>      <!-- Galician -->  
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292    <h4>Translations of this page</h4>
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308     <li><a href="/philosophy/free-sw.bg.html">&#x431;&#x44A;&#x43B;&#x433;&#x430;&#x440;&#x441;&#x43A;&#x438;</a>  <!-- Bulgarian --></li>
309     <li><a href="/philosophy/free-sw.ca.html">Catal&#x00e0;</a>    <!-- Catalan --></li>
310    
311    <!-- Chinese (Simplified) -->
312     <li><a href="/philosophy/free-sw.cn.html">&#x7b80;&#x4f53;&#x4e2d;&#x6587;</a></li>
313    
314    <!-- Chinese (Traditional) -->
315     <li><a href="/philosophy/free-sw.zh.html">&#x7e41;&#x9ad4;&#x4e2d;&#x6587;</a></li>
316    
317     <li><a href="/philosophy/free-sw.cs.html">&#x010c;esky</a>     <!-- Czech --></li>
318     <li><a href="/philosophy/free-sw.da.html">Dansk</a>    <!-- Danish --></li>
319     <li><a href="/philosophy/free-sw.de.html">Deutsch</a>  <!-- German --></li>
320     <li><a href="/philosophy/free-sw.html">English</a> </li>
321     <li><a href="/philosophy/free-sw.el.html">Ελληνικά</a>  <!--Greek--></li>
322     <li><a href="/philosophy/free-sw.es.html">Espa&#x00f1;ol</a>   <!-- Spanish --></li>
323     <li><a href="/philosophy/free-sw.eo.html">Esperanto</a></li>
324     <li><a href="/philosophy/free-sw.fa.html">&#x0641;&#x0627;&#x0631;&#x0633;&#x06cc;</a></li>
325     <li><a href="/philosophy/free-sw.fr.html">Fran&#x00e7;ais</a>  <!-- French --></li>
326     <li><a href="/philosophy/free-sw.gl.html">Galego</a>   <!-- Galician --></li>
327     <li><a href="/philosophy/free-sw.he.html">&#x05e2;&#x05d1;&#x05e8;&#x05d9;&#x05ea;</a> <!-- Hebrew --></li>
328     <li><a href="/philosophy/free-sw.hr.html">Hrvatski</a> <!-- Croatian --></li>
329     <li><a href="/philosophy/free-sw.id.html">Bahasa Indonesia</a> <!-- Indonesian --></li>
330     <li><a href="/philosophy/free-sw.it.html">Italiano</a> <!-- Italian --></li>
331     <li><a href="/philosophy/free-sw.ja.html">&#x65e5;&#x672c;&#x8a9e;</a> <!-- Japanese --></li>
332     <li><a href="/philosophy/free-sw.ko.html">&#xd55c;&#xad6d;&#xc5b4;</a> <!-- Korean --></li>
333     <li><a href="/philosophy/free-sw.hu.html">Magyar</a>   <!-- Hungarian --></li>
334     <li><a href="/philosophy/free-sw.nl.html">Nederlands</a>       <!-- Dutch --></li>
335     <li><a href="/philosophy/free-sw.no.html">Norsk</a>    <!-- Norwegian --></li>
336     <li><a href="/philosophy/free-sw.pl.html">Polski</a>   <!-- Polish --></li>
337     <li><a href="/philosophy/free-sw.pt.html">Portugu&#x0ea;s</a>  <!-- Portuguese --></li>
338     <li><a href="/philosophy/free-sw.ro.html">Rom&#x00e2;n&#x0103;</a>     <!-- Romanian --></li>
339     <li><a href="/philosophy/free-sw.ru.html">&#1056;&#1091;&#1089;&#1089;&#1082;&#1080;&#1081;</a> <!-- Russian --></li>
340     <li><a href="/philosophy/free-sw.sl.html">Slovinsko</a>        <!--- Slovenian --></li>
341     <li><a href="/philosophy/free-sw.sr.html">&#x0421;&#x0440;&#x043f;&#x0441;&#x043a;&#x0438;</a> <!-- Serbian --></li>
342     <li><a href="/philosophy/free-sw.tl.html">Tagalog</a>  <!-- Tagalog --></li>
343     <li><a href="/philosophy/free-sw.tr.html">T&#x00fc;rk&#x00e7;e</a>     <!-- Turkish --></li>
344    </ul>
345    </div>
346    
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