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| author | Drew DeVault <sir@cmpwn.com> | 2023-05-16 11:40:02 +0200 |
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| committer | Drew DeVault <sir@cmpwn.com> | 2023-05-16 11:40:02 +0200 |
| commit | d60ad3caeaaf1bad809c47f3ea1a3cd9a59c476d (patch) | |
| tree | ee6f32c4ee9be3ddba96029fcda2665d703c67c1 /content | |
| parent | a69efcf93f66ffdc3a850a4671c1b75fb3e7594e (diff) | |
| download | writefreesoftware.org-d60ad3caeaaf1bad809c47f3ea1a3cd9a59c476d.tar.xz | |
Flesh out about free software
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| -rw-r--r-- | content/learn/_index.md | 33 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | content/learn/copyleft.md | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | content/learn/four-freedoms.md | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | content/learn/licenses.md | 2 |
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diff --git a/content/learn/_index.md b/content/learn/_index.md index 76c8eb7..1d953ba 100644 --- a/content/learn/_index.md +++ b/content/learn/_index.md @@ -31,3 +31,36 @@ essential freedoms*: Software which upholds these freedoms is **free software**. Software which does not is **non-free**. + +{{< button "/learn/four-freedoms" "Next: The four freedoms" "next-button" >}} + +## What is "open source" software? + +**Open Source** is a movement similar to the Free Software movement. The +movements differ mainly in their target audience: open source is more commercial +in its focus, and free software is more about the users. Nevertheless, the two +movements are closely related and often work together. Each movement provides a +different view of software freedom, but in practice nearly all software which is +considered free software is also considered open source and vice-versa. The Open +Source definition and the four freedoms are compatible with one another. + +The two movements as a whole are often referred to as "free and open source +software", or "FOSS". + +{{< tip >}} +Generally speaking, all open source software is free software, and vice versa. +{{< /tip >}} + +You can learn more about Open Source at +[opensource.org](https://opensource.org/). + +## What is "source available" software? + +"Source available" software refers to any software for which the source code is +available, but which does not uphold the four freedoms. It might limit +commercial use, restrict redistribution, prevent the user from modifying the +software, and so on. Source available software is non-free. + +{{< tip "warning" >}} +All source available software is non-free. +{{< /tip >}} diff --git a/content/learn/copyleft.md b/content/learn/copyleft.md index 3c15ee1..faa3d92 100644 --- a/content/learn/copyleft.md +++ b/content/learn/copyleft.md @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ --- title: What is copyleft? -weight: -10 +weight: -8 --- diff --git a/content/learn/four-freedoms.md b/content/learn/four-freedoms.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..78ea6d1 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/learn/four-freedoms.md @@ -0,0 +1,4 @@ +--- +title: The four freedoms +weight: -10 +--- diff --git a/content/learn/licenses.md b/content/learn/licenses.md index 5f5a48f..6d976d0 100644 --- a/content/learn/licenses.md +++ b/content/learn/licenses.md @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ --- title: Free software licenses -weight: -10 +weight: -9 --- |
