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Philosophy of the GNU Project
Free software means that the software's users have freedom: (The issue is not about price:) We
developed the GNU operating system s0 that users can have freedom in their
computing:
See audio-video gnu org for
Specifically; free software means users have the four essential freedoms: (0) to run the
program, (1) to study and change the program in source code form; (2) to redistribute exact
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Stallman'$ speeches:
copies, and
to distribute modified versions_
Software differs from material objects
such as chairs_
sandwiches, and
gasoline
in that it
can be copied and changed much more easily. These facilities are why software is useful; we
believe
program's users should be free to take advantage of them, not solely its developer
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