<div>I swear I've seen these words before...</div>If the words are for the "average" user, we could probably add that its generally quite cost effective too.<div><br><div>Also, some people might get scared off by zero-indexed freedoms!<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 5 July 2011 16:10, Rory Holland <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rory@linux.com">rory@linux.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
The term Free software often confuses people because "free" isn't used<br>
in the way they would expect. When we talk of "free" software, we<br>
refer not to price, but to freedom.<br>
Free software is a matter of the users' freedom to run, copy,<br>
distribute, study, change and improve the software. More precisely, it<br>
means that the program's users have the four essential freedoms:<br>
<br>
The freedom to run the program, for any purpose (freedom 0).<br>
The freedom to study how the program works, and change it to make it<br>
do what you wish (freedom 1). Access to the source code is a<br>
precondition for this.<br>
The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor (freedom 2).<br>
The freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions to others<br>
(freedom 3). By doing this you can give the whole community a chance<br>
to benefit from your changes. Access to the source code is a<br>
precondition for this.<br>
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On 5 July 2011 16:07, Martin <<a href="mailto:martin@ml1.co.uk">martin@ml1.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> Folks,<br>
><br>
> After the various deliberations, I've updated the following pages on<br>
> our nlug website:<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://nlug.ml1.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://nlug.ml1.co.uk/</a><br>
><br>
> <a href="http://nlug.ml1.co.uk/about" target="_blank">http://nlug.ml1.co.uk/about</a><br>
><br>
> <a href="http://nlug.ml1.co.uk/links" target="_blank">http://nlug.ml1.co.uk/links</a><br>
><br>
><br>
> To add something that I've not seen succinctly described usefully in<br>
> lay-person's terms anywhere on the web: Can someone put some<br>
> /friendly/ words together to describe what FLOSS is and how it works<br>
> to free your home PC to use as you please unencumbered by corporate<br>
> coercion? (Or whatever? :-) )<br>
><br>
><br>
> Comments, suggestions, corrections, ideas welcomed.<br>
><br>
> Cheers,<br>
> Martin<br>
><br>
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