Definitions for free software
free soft·ware

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1. free softwarenoun

   Software that can be freely copied, redistributed and modified, including source code; software that is libre.

2. free softwarenoun

   Any software that is free of charge, such as freeware.

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1. Free software

   Free software or libre software is computer software distributed under terms that allow users to run the software for any purpose as well as to study, change, and distribute it and any adapted versions. Free software is a matter of liberty, not price; all users are legally free to do what they want with their copies of a free software (including profiting from them) regardless of how much is paid to obtain the program. Computer programs are deemed "free" if they give end-users (not just the developer) ultimate control over the software and, subsequently, over their devices.The right to study and modify a computer program entails that source code—the preferred format for making changes—be made available to users of that program. While this is often called "access to source code" or "public availability", the Free Software Foundation (FSF) recommends against thinking in those terms, because it might give the impression that users have an obligation (as opposed to a right) to give non-users a copy of the program. Although the term "free software" had already been used loosely in the past and other permissive software like the Berkeley Software Distribution released in 1978 existed, Richard Stallman is credited with tying it to the sense under discussion and starting the free software movement in 1983, when he launched the GNU Project: a collaborative effort to create a freedom-respecting operating system, and to revive the spirit of cooperation once prevalent among hackers during the early days of computing.

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1. Free software

   Free software, software libre or libre software is software provided under terms that guarantee the freedoms of its users to run it, adapt it to their needs, and redistribute it with or without changes. These freedoms are protected by granting broad permission to make use of the source code, either alone or in cooperation with other people of the user's choice. Users of free software are free in these activities, because they do not need to ask for any permission; and they are are not restricted in activities through restrictive proprietary licenses, or requirements of having to agree to restrictive terms of others, and they are not already restricted from the outset. The goals of Free Software are reached by granting the following freedom-rights: users are free to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve the software; these freedoms are explicitly granted and not suppressed. Thus, free software is a matter of liberty, not price. Free software guarantees user's freedoms: to study and modify software, by the availability of the source code; as well as freedom to copy, and distribute.

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1. free software

   As defined by Richard M. Stallman and used by the Free Software movement, this means software that gives users enough freedom to be used by the free software community. Specifically, users must be free to modify the software for their private use, and free to redistribute it either with or without modifications, either commercially or noncommercially, either gratis or charging a distribution fee. Free software has existed since the dawn of computing; Free Software as a movement began in 1984 with the GNU Project.RMS observes that the English word “free” can refer either to liberty (where it means the same as the Spanish or French “libre”) or to price (where it means the same as the Spanish “gratis” or French “gratuit”). RMS and other people associated with the FSF like to explain the word “free” in “free software” by saying “Free as in speech, not as in beer.”See also open source. Hard-core proponents of the term “free software” sometimes reject this newer term, claiming that the style of argument associated with it ignores or downplays the moral imperative at the heart of free software.

How to pronounce free software?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of free software in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of free software in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Free_Software
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Software
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=free software
4. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#FreeSoftware