this post was submitted on 12 Nov 2023
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Free Software

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What is free software?

Free software is software that respects the 4 software freedoms. The 4 freedoms are

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

What he says is really important. Technology which pretty much is the software it runs can help dictators or corporations control so much. We see it in china and russia. Well we see it in our own societies. People need to own what they have with no restrictions on how they use it including hiding the source code.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago