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Free software is software that comes with permission for anyone to use, copy, and distribute, either verbatim or with modifications, either gratis or for a fee. In particular, this means that source code must be available. "If it's not source, it's not software."

An alternative term, Open Source, was coined in an attempt to "market" the Free Software concept in a way that is more palatable to people outside the hacker community. It tends to be used by those who emphasise the practical benefits of software released in the form of redistributable source code, whereas the FSF emphasise the moral and ethical arguments for doing so.

Operating Systems

NetBSD ("Of course it runs NetBSD"): mailing lists, bug database, source code, packages collection, guide.
FreeBSD ("The Power To Serve"): mailing lists, bug database, source code, ports collection, handbook.
OpenBSD ("Secure Multiplatform OS"): mailing lists, bug database, source code, OpenSSH.
Linux: mailing list, source code.

News

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Linux Weekly News

Neil Hoggarth, Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford

Page last modified: Thursday 02-Feb-2006

Neil Hoggarth's Web:Free Software Links

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Neil Hoggarth's Web:
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