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| author | Drew DeVault <sir@cmpwn.com> | 2023-05-17 12:00:41 +0200 |
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| committer | Drew DeVault <sir@cmpwn.com> | 2023-05-17 12:01:28 +0200 |
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diff --git a/content/blog/introducing-writefreesoftware.org.md b/content/blog/introducing-writefreesoftware.org.md index 38de990..97dbb64 100644 --- a/content/blog/introducing-writefreesoftware.org.md +++ b/content/blog/introducing-writefreesoftware.org.md @@ -1,10 +1,44 @@ +++ author = "Drew DeVault" -title = "Introducing WriteFreeSoftware.org" +title = "A comprehensive resource for joining the Free Software movement" date = "2023-05-17" -description = "A new website for disseminating free software philosophy and practice" +description = "writefreesoftware.org is a new website for disseminating free software philosophy and practice" tags = ["meta"] -image = "banner.jpg" +image = "banner-blog.webp" +++ -TODO: write me +I'm pleased to announce the publication of [Write Free Software](/) today! This +website is a new resource for the Free Software community which aims to provide +a comprehensive and accessible entry-point and reference for the free software +movement. We aim to educate others on free software philosophy and practice, to +help people understand why free software is important and how to put it into +practice. + +Come here to learn things like: + +- [What is free software?](https://writefreesoftware.org/learn/) +- [How do free software licenses work?](https://writefreesoftware.org/learn/licenses/) +- [How does copyleft work?](https://writefreesoftware.org/learn/copyleft/) +- [How to choose a free software license](https://writefreesoftware.org/learn/participate/choose-a-license/) +- [How to re-use free software](https://writefreesoftware.org/learn/participate/derived-works/) + +And [much more](https://writefreesoftware.org/learn/)! + +The main content area of Write Free Software provides a lot of useful +informational resources about how free software works and how its principles can +be applied, but that's not all there is to free software. The [blog][1], though +it's just getting started, will provide a lot more free-form resources to help +maintainers and contributors better understand how to work effectively in free +software. + +Future topics for the blog include: + +[1]: /blog + +- Building and managing your free software communities +- Breakdowns of specific free software licenses +- Commercial participation in free software +- The importance of copyleft in practice + +Want to help with these or any other ideas? +[Consider writing for us!](https://git.sr.ht/~sircmpwn/writefreesoftware.org) |