The Free Software Definition written by Richard Stallman and published by the Free Software Foundation (FSF), defines free software as being software...
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free software and open-source software. The precise definition of the terms "free software" and "open-source software" applies them to any software distributed...
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Free software, libre software, or libreware is computer software distributed under terms that allow users to run the software for any purpose as well...
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The Debian Free Software Guidelines (DFSG) is a set of guidelines that the Debian Project uses to determine whether a software license is a free software...
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the definition of free in the "Definition of Free Cultural Works" (as also in the Open Source Definition and Free Software Definition). For such free/open...
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There are licenses accepted by the OSI which are not free as per the Free Software Definition. The Open Source Definition allows for further restrictions...
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licenses. Software that fits the Free Software Definition may be more appropriately called free software; the GNU project in particular objects to their...
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The Open Source Definition (OSD) is a document published by the Open Source Initiative. Derived from Bruce Perens' Debian Free Software Guidelines, the...
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domains in Free Software Definition, Open Source Definition, Debian Free Software Guidelines, Definition of Free Cultural Works and The Open Definition. These...
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A free-software license is a notice that grants the recipient of a piece of software extensive rights to modify and redistribute that software. These actions...
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