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authorLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2021-04-10 21:15:26 +0200
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2021-04-10 21:15:26 +0200
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5# What’s “free software”? 5# What’s “free software”?
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7The GNU Assembly produces _free software_, also referred to as “_libre_ 7The GNU Assembly produces _free software_, also referred to as “_libre_
8software”, “liberating software”, or “open source”. Software is “free” 8software”, “liberating software”, or “open source” — though we think
9if it _respects its user’s freedom_, namely the following four essential 9this last one fails to convey the main idea, as we shall see. Software
10freedoms: 10is “free” if it _respects its user’s freedom_, namely the following four
11essential freedoms:
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12 1. The freedom to run the program as the user wishes, for any purpose. 13 1. The freedom to run the program as the user wishes, for any purpose.
13 2. The freedom to study how the program works and to change it to suit 14 2. The freedom to study how the program works and to change it to suit