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- DebianLinks, DebianScienceCDD, DebianScience, DebianMed, DebianMedBio, DebianLiveCD, DebianEdu,
- DebianNews, FullyAutomaticInstallation, CryptoLinks, GnuPG, SecurityLinks, DebianQA
- KernelLinks, RubyLinks, AsmLinks, AdminLinks, MathLinks, PhysicLinks. MedLinks
- PythonLinks, PerlLinks, NagiosLinks, GnuLinks, HurdLinks, KataStroff, SysAdmin, SshLinks, SubVersion
- LinuxEmbedded, SecurinG, LampLinks, WikiLinks, WiFiLinks, LinuxCommands, BashLinks, IrC
- QuotesLists, HackerHumor, HomePages, DistributionS, LinuxLinks, GooGLe, ScientificSoftware
- EmacsLinks, ViLinks. GnuPlot, TexLinks, TeX, SmallTalk, SqueaK, UnicE, BookMarks, ProgrammingLanguages
- EuroLugs, MailingLists, NewS, BiosLinks, LinuxBlog, SomeTips, BurningTips, TranslationS, EnglisH
- EmeritaAugusta, MiscellaneouS, GawkLinks, SeDLinks, MakeLinks, ComeOnTheFrenchRiviera,
- NoSoftwarePatents, NetworkTips, TechnologicaLinteLLigence, ScientificLinks, ExtremadurA, MadriD
If I have seen a little further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.
(Isaac Newton, Letter to Robert Hooke, February 5, 1675)
“Free software” is a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should think of “free” as in “free speech”, not as in “free beer”.
Free software is a matter of the users' freedom to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve the software. More precisely, it refers to four kinds of freedom, for the users of the software:
- The freedom to run the program, for any purpose (freedom 0).
- The freedom to study how the program works, and adapt it to your needs (freedom 1). Access to the source code is a precondition for this.
- The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor (freedom 2).
- The freedom to improve the program, and release your improvements to the public, so that the whole community benefits (freedom 3). Access to the source code is a precondition for this.
Please see the FSF web site, l'UNESCO, l'encyclopédie Wikipedia.org, granddictionnaire.com, etc
"A non-free program is a predatory social system that keeps people in a state of domination and division, and uses the spoils to dominate more."