Difference between revisions of "Free software movement"
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| − | '''Free software''' is software that is made available under a licence that gives the user greater | + | '''Free software''' is software that is made available under a licence that gives the user greater ability than is typical for proprietory software. |
| − | + | In order to fulfil these requirements access to the [[source code]] is essential, so free software is a type of [[open source]] software. The right to distribute the software may be subject to a clause that ensures that future recipients of the software have the same freedoms. | |
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| − | + | Examples of free software are the [[Linux]] operating system and the [[Apache (software)|Apache]] web server. | |
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Revision as of 04:09, May 13, 2007
Free software is software that is made available under a licence that gives the user greater ability than is typical for proprietory software.
In order to fulfil these requirements access to the source code is essential, so free software is a type of open source software. The right to distribute the software may be subject to a clause that ensures that future recipients of the software have the same freedoms.
Examples of free software are the Linux operating system and the Apache web server.
