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# Line 237  and avoid various practical problems. Line 237  and avoid various practical problems.
237  <h2 id="beyond-software">Beyond Software</h2>  <h2 id="beyond-software">Beyond Software</h2>
238    
239  <p>  <p>
240  <a href="free-doc.html">Software manuals must be free</a>, for the same  <a href="/philosophy/free-doc.html">Software manuals must be free</a>,
241  reasons that software must be free, and because the manuals are in effect  for the same reasons that software must be free, and because the
242  part of the software.  manuals are in effect part of the software.
243  </p>  </p>
244    
245  <p>  <p>
246  The same arguments also make sense for other kinds of works of  The same arguments also make sense for other kinds of works of
247  practical use -- that is to say, works that embody useful knowledge,  practical use &mdash; that is to say, works that embody useful knowledge,
248  such as educational works and reference  such as educational works and reference
249  works.  <a href="http://wikipedia.org"> Wikipedia </a> is the best known  works.  <a href="http://wikipedia.org">Wikipedia</a> is the best known
250  example.  example.
251  </p>  </p>
252    
# Line 262  free cultural works</a> applicable to an Line 262  free cultural works</a> applicable to an
262  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
263  something close (but not identical) to <q>free software.</q>  We  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  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.  it refers to freedom rather than price, it calls to mind freedom.  The
266  The word <q>open</q> <a href="open-source-misses-the-point.html">  word <q>open</q> <a href="/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html">
267  never refers to freedom </a>.  never refers to freedom</a>.
268  </p>  </p>
269    
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270  </div>  </div>
271    
272    
# Line 276  never refers to freedom </a>. Line 274  never refers to freedom </a>.
274    
275  <div id="footer">  <div id="footer">
276    
277    <p><a href="/philosophy/philosophy.html">Other Texts to Read</a></p>
278    
279  <p>  <p>
280  Please send FSF &amp; GNU inquiries to  Please send FSF &amp; GNU inquiries to
281  <a href="mailto:gnu@gnu.org"><em>gnu@gnu.org</em></a>.  <a href="mailto:gnu@gnu.org"><em>gnu@gnu.org</em></a>.
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288    
289  <p>  <p>
290  Please see the  Please see the
291  <a href="/server/standards/README.translations.html">Translations  <a href="/server/standards/README.translations">Translations
292  README</a> for information on coordinating and submitting  README</a> for information on coordinating and submitting
293  translations of this article.  translations of this article.
294  </p>  </p>
295    
296  <p>  <p>
297  Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,  Copyright &copy; 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,
298  2005, 2006 <br /> Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St,  2005, 2006, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
299  Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301,  USA  </p>
300  <br />  <address>51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA</address>
301  Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article is  <p>Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article is
302  permitted in any medium without royalty provided this notice is  permitted in any medium without royalty provided this notice is
303  preserved.  preserved.
304  </p>  </p>
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306  <p>  <p>
307  Updated:  Updated:
308  <!-- timestamp start -->  <!-- timestamp start -->
309  $Date$ $Author$  $Date$
310  <!-- timestamp end -->  <!-- timestamp end -->
311  </p>  </p>
312  </div>  </div>
313    
314  <div id="translations">  <div id="translations">
315  <h4>Translations of this page</h4>  <h3>Translations of this page:</h3>
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