Interview with Richard Stallman: Open Source vs Free Software


	Interview with Richard Stallman: Open Source vs Free Software

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9-13-2007 7:47 AM

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				Richard Stallman - President - Free Software Foundation			</DIV>
		</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id"><P class="storybody">The free software movement is concerned with ethical and social values. Our goal is to win, for computer users, the freedom to cooperate and control your own computing. Therefore, you should have these four essential freedoms for each program you use:
</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/index.php/id"><P class="storybody">0. To run the program as you wish.
1. To study the source code and change it so the program does what you wish.
2. To redistribute exact copies when you wish, either giving them away or selling them.
3. To distribute copies of your modified versions when you wish.
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