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Newer page: version 5 Last edited on Tuesday, April 27, 2004 12:13:38 am by AristotlePagaltzis
Older page: version 4 Last edited on Thursday, June 19, 2003 5:44:28 pm by CraigBox Revert
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-Free Software is a difficult subject , some people agree with [RMS]'s definition of FreeSoftware , others take a more pragmatic view
+Free software, in a pinch , is software that users have the freedom to examine , modify, and redistribute
  
-A different alternative is OpenSource, provided by the Open Source Initiative at http://www.opensource .org/ 
+The FreeSoftwareFoundation provides a more canonical [Free Software Definition| http://www.fsf .org/philosophy/free-sw.html] that you should read at some point.  
  
-If you would like to find out more about free software, you probably want to read the [Free Software Definition |http://www.fsf .org/philosophy/free-sw.html ] at the [Free Software Foundation|http://www .fsf.org/fsf/fsf.html]
+Some people argue that the [FSF]'s defintion is too rigid, and a more pragmatic view should be taken. The [Open Source Initiative | http://www.opensource .org/] uses the umbrella term "OpenSource" . Obviously, it follows that not all OpenSource software is also FreeSoftware
  
-[Linux] (or should that be [GNU]/[Linux]) is free software
+Please be sure to know the difference and not to confuse the terms -- if for no other reason than to avoid inciting a flamewar
  
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