Friday, April 19, 2013

What is FREE SOFTWARE


Software that can be easily run and distributed on a computer without much
time-consuming installation process is known as Free software. Free software can also be copied,
changed and improved upon.Free software license is a matter of users’ freedom to run, copy,
distribute, study, change and improve the software. More precisely, the freedom to run the
program, for any purpose, any kind of person or organization, any kind of computer system for any
kind of job, without being required to notify any specific entity. We have the freedom to study how
the program works, and adapt it to your needs and make modifications and use them privately. For all
this you need access to source code.
Free software means:
 The freedom to run the program for any purpose.
 The freedom to study how the program works, and change it to make it do what you wish
Access to the source code is a precondition for this.
 The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help the public.
 The freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions to others. By doing this you can
give the whole community a chance to benefit from your changes.
 People can convert the program into proprietary software.

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