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234  and avoid various practical problems.  and avoid various practical problems.
235  </p>  </p>
236    
237  <h2>Open Source?</h2>  <h2 id="beyond-software">Beyond Software</h2>
238    
239  <p>  <p>
240  Another group has started using the term <q>open source</q> to mean  <a href="/philosophy/free-doc.html">Software manuals must be free</a>,
241  something close (but not identical) to <q>free software.</q>  We prefer  for the same reasons that software must be free, and because the
242  the term <q>free software</q> because, once you have heard it refers to  manuals are in effect part of the software.
243  freedom rather than price, <a href="free-software-for-freedom.html">it  </p>
244  calls to mind freedom</a>.  The word <q>open</q> never does that.  
245    <p>
246    The same arguments also make sense for other kinds of works of
247    practical use &mdash; that is to say, works that embody useful knowledge,
248    such as educational works and reference
249    works.  <a href="http://wikipedia.org">Wikipedia</a> is the best known
250    example.
251  </p>  </p>
252    
253  <p><a href="/philosophy/philosophy.html">Other Texts to Read</a></p>  <p>
254    Any kind of work <em>can</em> be free, and the definition of free software
255    has been extended to a definition of <a href="http://freedomdefined.org/">
256    free cultural works</a> applicable to any kind of works.
257    </p>
258    
259    <h2 id="open-source">Open Source?</h2>
260    
261    <p>
262    Another group has started using the term <q>open source</q> to mean
263    something close (but not identical) to <q>free software.</q>  We
264    prefer the term <q>free software</q> because, once you have heard that
265    it refers to freedom rather than price, it calls to mind freedom.  The
266    word <q>open</q> <a href="/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html">
267    never refers to freedom</a>.
268    </p>
269    
270  </div>  </div>
271    
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293    
294  <p>  <p>
295  Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,  Copyright &copy; 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,
296  2005, 2006 <br /> Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St,  2005, 2006, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
297  Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301,  USA  </p>
298  <br />  <address>51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA</address>
299  Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article is  <p>Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article is
300  permitted in any medium without royalty provided this notice is  permitted in any medium without royalty provided this notice is
301  preserved.  preserved.
302  </p>  </p>
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305  Updated:  Updated:
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