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	Free software license - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Free software is software which grants recipients the freedom to modify and redistribute the software.
		Put another way, a free software license is a license which grants permissions to the recipient to remove any ownership issues which would otherwise prevent the software from being free software.
		The list distinguishes between free software licenses that are compatible or incompatible with the FSF license of choice, the GNU General Public License, which is a copyleft license.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Free_software_license (860 words)

	Free vs. Commercial: Software Quality
		Free software is higher quality than commercial software because free software is written out of a fundamental interest in the software itself, not derived profits.
		Free software developers have a vested interest in exposing as many problems in their software to the users, so they can concentrate on fixing the bugs and making the software more reliable -- which directly benefits the developer.
		Free software often comes with warnings which help the user avoid the worst disasters; the implicit agreement between commercial software developers and customers is that the software is bug-free, and disasters take the customers unawares.
	www.germane-software.com /~ser/Files/Essays/FreeCommercial.html (1664 words)

	The Free Universal Encyclopedia and Learning Resource - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)
		Different authors may--if they care--set different rules for what constitutes proper attribution to them; that is ok. As long as the rules set for a particular work are not unreasonable or impractical, they will cause no problem.
		To ensure that the encyclopedia is indeed free, all software included in articles and courses should meet the criteria of free software (http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html) and open source software (http://www.opensource.org).
		We should encourage authors of articles and courses to seek peer review, both through existing formal scholarly mechanisms, and through the informal mechanism of asking respected names in the field for permission to cite their endorsement in the article or course.
	www.ie.gnu.org /encyclopedia/free-encyclopedia.html (3641 words)

	Debian -- What Does Free Mean?
		Software that is free only in the sense that you don't need to pay to use it is hardly free at all.
		Software companies are looking to protect their assets so they only release compiled code (which isn't human readable) and put many restrictions on the use of the software.
		While free software is not totally free of constraints (only putting something in the public domain does that) it gives the user the flexibility to do what they need in order to get work done.
	www.debian.org /intro/free (1044 words)

	ibiblio linux archive - free software licenses alternatives
		Very little free software is actually placed in the public domain, On Sunsite in mid-1997, only 3% of over 2600 software packages and documents announced PD status.
		In free software, the situation is usually the exact opposite; the copyright exists to protect the license.
		It allows authors to require that modified sources be redistributed as pristine sources plus patches, thus establishing the author's intentions and an "audit trail" of any changes by others.
	www.ibiblio.org /pub/Linux/LICENSES/theory.html (1319 words)

	ONLamp.com -- What Is Free Software
		The FSF kept reminding everyone, "It's free as in freedom, not as in beer," but newcomers to free software still were regularly confused, because the language fails to distinguish carefully between low prices and liberty.
		Most major free software projects now have corporate backing of one form or another, and many of these companies have become quite adept at working with the volunteer developers who participate in the projects, and the users who report bugs and suggest new features.
		Free software offers a promise that few proprietary products can match: the promise that no one can take away from you that which you have invested time in learning and maintaining.
	www.onlamp.com /pub/a/onlamp/2005/09/29/what-is-free-software.html?page=3 (1362 words)

	Why don't C++ and free software mix?
		C++ is now widely adopted by the software development industry at large, but the free software world remains (for the most part) a bastion of C programming.
		If I downloaded a free software package, and saw files named ".cc", ".cpp", ".cxx", or ".c++", it was a safe bet that the software wouldn't compile without my help, and that when I did get it running, it would be buggy, slow, bloated, incomplete, and overengineered ("just like the language!").
		Of the free software I admired as "good" and was happy to use on a day-to-day basis, almost all of it was written in ordinary ANSI C. I also saw plenty of examples of really bad C++ which used all the wrong features of the language, resulting in an ornate mess.
	www.advogato.org /article/207.html (15203 words)

	The Ethics of Free Software
		Free software solves many of these problems by ensuring that not only can we build upon previous good software, but we also have an opportunity to have peer review of current software.
		In order to show that free software is ethically the correct choice, it must be shown that, when compared to alternative development paradigms or licensing schemes, free software is the most beneficial for the greatest number of people.
		The idea of the GPL is to ensure that a given piece of software will always remain free, and that others can use part or all of it in their free software projects, subject to a few restrictions.
	www.complete.org /fs/fsethics/html (5391 words)

	Saugus.net: Some Free Software (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		There are even free software packages maintained by non-profit organizations set up for the purpose of creating, maintaining, and distributing free software (the most important of these is the Free Software Foundation headquartered right in Cambridge; their site is a good visit with lots of information on the principle of free and open source software).
		In most cases the maintainers of free software are also users, so they have good reason to keep the software bug free.
		Whole software development environments are available as well as programming languages and simple frameworks to help one get a jump-start on a particular task.
	www.saugus.net /Computer/FreeSoftware/Letter/G (1044 words)

	Completely FREE Software - Windows & DOS freeware
		Even when genuinely free software was offered (usually mixed with shareware), many times there was no indication of its quality, download size, or even which of the listed programs were shareware and which were freeware.
		Completely FREE Software assumes that ALL copyright issues are resolved (even when told otherwise) and that program authors have full permission to use the characters, concepts and ideas presented in their programs.
		Users are reminded that some software authors change their program’s status from freeware to shareware after it becomes popular, as is their right.
	www.completelyfreesoftware.com /index.html (1180 words)

	Free Software Matters: Enforcing the GPL, II
		An entire industry grew up around free software, all of whose participants understood the overwhelming importance of the GPL--no one wanted to be seen as the villain who stole free software, and no one wanted to be the customer, business partner, or even employee of such a bad actor.
		I have assisted free software developers other than the FSF to deal with such problems, which we have resolved--since the criminal infringer would not voluntarily desist and, in the cases I have in mind, legal technicalities prevented actual criminal prosecution of the violators--by talking to redistributors and potential customers.
		Free software matters because it turns out that the different way is the right way after all.
	moglen.law.columbia.edu /publications/lu-13.html (815 words)

	Copyright and Globalization in the Age of Computer Networks - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)
		This made it possible to use free software on top of the GNU Plus Linux operating system to watch the DVD that you had bought, which is a perfectly legitimate thing to do.
		For instance, this is one of the goals of the so-called free trade area of the Americas, to extend this principle to all the countries in South America and the Caribbean as well, and the multilateral agreement on investment was intended to spread it to the whole world.
		Their idea is, when the author has no clout, get him to sign up and from then on, he has no power; it's only the publisher that has the power.
	www.gnu.org /philosophy/copyright-and-globalization.html (10816 words)

	Free Software Magazine
		Free software to produce art: let’s be pragmatic
		The free culture movement is growing, from its inception in the free software movement to the relatively recent establishment of Creative Commons.
		Free software users first experienced this issue when they discovered that they were unable to legally play their DVD discs on their Linux and BSD computers.
	www.freesoftwaremagazine.com /node?page=22 (1815 words)

	Computer Software (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Software is the various kinds of programs used to operate computers and related devices.
		Middleware is sometimes used to describe programming that mediates between application and system software or between two different kinds of application software (for example, converting data from one file format to another file format).
		Application software directs the computer to execute commands given by the user and may be said to include any program that processes data for a user.
	www.kosmoi.com /Computer/Software (623 words)

	Free Software
		The nearest thing to "utter" freedom would be to place works "in the public domain." Unfortunately, the legal consequence of placing works "in the public domain" is that someone may often pick them up and treat them as their own proprietary property, thus completely restricting access to the work.
		The two most common licenses for "free software" are the GNU Public License and the BSD License.
		It is rather of what conditions are needed for developers of free software to consider the code to be "safe" to invest their time in it.
	linuxfinances.info /info/freesoftware.html (1078 words)

	Best free software for authors downloads. Easy to use utility to E-Mail many users at once with the same message. aid ...
		Software for authors software: Mail many users at once, SDB is a database tool for shareware authors, More than 200 tips for Pocket PC and more.
		Hundreds of software authors around the world are already using PAD-Service to manage their shareware listings.
		Daolnwod Software Submitter is a free, small and intelligent software that can aid developers to easily submit their programs to software distribution sites across the Internet.
	www.freedownloadmanager.org /downloads/software_for_authors_software (661 words)

	Free Software Magazine
		Without hardware and software, there would be nothing for digital media to be created on, or used with.
		In the meantime it seems that the only reason managers want free software is because it is free (as in free of costs).
		Software patents are the software project equivalent of land mines: Each design decision carries a risk of stepping on a patent, which can destroy your project.
	www.freesoftwaremagazine.com /node?page=32 (1433 words)

	FSF - Free software without the freedom? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		What the GPL does do, and what the GPLv3 does more thoroughly, is ensure that you can make modified versions of free software that work differently than the version you received, that you can use your modified version instead of the original version, and that you can share your version with others.
		The question is whether free software authors want to allow their works to be distributed in this effectively proprietary manner.
		It is a sign of loyalty to a core principle of copyleft and the free software movement.
	www.fsf.org /blogs/community/drm-carroll (626 words)

	Free Software
		The two most basic distinctions here are "free as in free beer" (free of cost) and "free as in free speech" (freely distributable with source code available--source code is usually defined as the human-readable and editable text from which a computer program is generated).
		May not be freely distributable or may have restrictions on commercial use.
		It is a freely distributed piece of software suitable for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition, and image authoring.
	users.ameritech.net /mpr_support/FreeSoftware.html (1625 words)

	French Government Lobbied to Ban Free Software
		BSA - Business Software Alliance is an organisation founded in the USA and currently without official status in most European countries, controlled by Microsoft and a few other large members.
		The FSF France (http://www.fsffrance.org/) is a non-profit organization dedicated to all aspects of Free Software.
		Creating awareness for these issues, securing Free Software politically and legally, and giving people freedom by supporting development of Free Software are central issues of the FSF France.
	www.fsffrance.org /news/article2005-11-25.en.html (852 words)

	Bytemark : Free Software Discounts
		We have been fortunate enough to be able to base all of our business technology on Free software: Linux, Apache, OpenSSL, gcc, the list of packages we use every day and rely on is endless.
		Not every piece of software will qualify, but any project we consider to be important, interesting or popular in the free software world definitely will.
		So if you are the principal author of a piece of free software and are considering our services, please email us and ask for a discount code which will work with our online order form.
	www.bytemark.co.uk /page/Live/hosting/prices/authdiscount (231 words)

	Free Bible Software .com - J. I. Packer Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Packer, author of Knowing God (available on BSL Vol 3), is known as one of the most significant writers of this century.
		In A Quest for Godliness, the esteemed author of Knowing God and a dozen other books shares with his readers the rich world of Puritanism that has been so influential in his own life.
		From the author of Knowing God comes an insightful look at the dual themes of Nehemiah: how Nehemiah led the people and how God led Nehemiah---all for the glory of God's kingdom.
	www.freebiblesoftware.com /Library.asp?Library=58&IDNode=4280 (609 words)

	adaware software free (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Most adware authors provide the free version with ads and a registered version whereby the ads are disabled.
		Spyware, however, is published as 'freeware' or as 'adware', but the fact that an analysis and tracking program (which reports your activities to the advertising providers' web site for storage and analysis, the 'spyware' agent) is also installed on your system when you install this so-called 'freeware', is usually not mentioned.
		Yes, the software you install with hardware purchased from certain manufacturers (some even well-known) may include spyware agents.
	adaware-software-free.adwadom1nd.info (2220 words)

	[Freesw] Number of authors of free software (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
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		The Orbiten study has identification of > > 18000 free software contributors but that represents only a small (if > > essential in importance) segment of the global free software.
	mail.conecta.it /pipermail/freesw/2000-October/000514.html (491 words)

	France to ban Free/Open Source software? - Ubuntu Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		SNEP and SCPP have told Free Software authors: "You will be required to change your licenses." SACEM add: "You shall stop publishing free software," and warn they are ready "to sue free software authors who will keep on publishing source code" should the "VU/SACEM/BSA/FA Contents Department"[1] bill proposal pass in the Parliament.
		Moreover, distributing the source code for any such software will be illegal (according to the entertainment industry) since this amounts to distribution where people can take out the control.
		It will become an offence of counterfeit to issue, distribute or promote any software capable of being used to make available information protected by copyright which does not contain a remedy to control and track any private citisen's use.
	www.ubuntuforums.org /showthread.php?t=98337 (980 words)

	Free Software (Civil, Structural, Geotechnical, etc Related) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
		Most software available at freesoftware.com.my / freeprograms.com.my are freeware and freesoftware.com.my / freeprograms.com.my allows you the license to freely use and distribute the software available at freesoftware.com.my / freeprograms.com.my on conditions that you mention where you obtained the software from and you do not modify or reengineer the software.
		Unauthorized copying of the Software, or failure to comply with the some or all the above restrictions, will result in automatic termination of this license.
		Software from this site is provided to you "AS IS," and you acknowledge that it may or may not contain errors.
	www.freesoftware.com.my (804 words)

	May 98 Troubleshooting Professional Magazine: Free Software
		In practice, "free software" sells for under $100.00, and represents not a license price, but the convenience to the customer of a complete package on a CD, with a tested installation program.
		Software is buggy and slow, half the projects fail to see the light of day.
		The software is perfectly capable of running an enterprise, it's free, and support is superior to that of the Glass House Gang.
	www.troubleshooters.com /tpromag/9805.htm (5629 words)

	LWN: The Free Software Act (Groklaw)
		All that would happen is that anyone who wanted to release something under a permissive (LGPL or BSD style) licence would still be able to make a universal grant to proprietary authors.
		Seems ridiculously onerous on both author and the public.
		* Require government departments to use Free Software for all functions that it can perform, and for all functions that it can not, to contribute an equal sum to the development of a Free alternative as it pays in proprietary licence fees/ developer salary.
	lwn.net /Articles/64288 (305 words)

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