Free Software Section
2-3 sentences which explain Free Software. * freedoms * a matter of liberty, not price
=> cf Wikipedia
(Free software, is software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction, and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified form either without restriction, or with minimal restrictions only to ensure that further recipients can also do these things and that manufacturers of consumer-facing hardware allow user modifications to their hardware. Free software is generally available without charge, but can have a fee (no freeware).)
- Freedom 0: The freedom to run the program for any purpose.
- Freedom 1: The freedom to study how the program works, and change it to make it do what you wish.
- Freedom 2: The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor.
- Freedom 3: The freedom to improve the program, and release your improvements (and modified versions in general) to the public, so that the whole community benefits.
Economy
On website
what makes a Free Software company? (=>already online French + English version)
Linked for further reading
Society
FS for society second page
On website
Linked for further reading
Legal links
Basics / Terminology
cf : fsfe_bv_faq
Code Source : what is it ? difference with Binärcode ? why important to have it free ?
Naming
Free Software : what is Free software
Open Source => a question of marketing (avoid the freedom/cost ambiguity problem of "free" in english), an initiative of the Open Source initiative (see also the open source definition and R. Stallmann's article on why open source misses the point
FOSS => on resolving the fight between free software and open source
- FLOSS : trying to have a term that can be translated.
For further discussion on this topic :
GNU/Linux : history, project
Education
On website
Further Links