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Software freedom concepts

The following essays speak about software freedom and are themselves free works (they can be freely used, modified and/or redistributed):

Title Description Page License Author
What is software? An essay on the meaning of the term "software" HTML GPLv2 Francesco Poli
What is free software? An essay on the concept of free software HTML GPLv2 Francesco Poli
What is source code? An essay on the definition of source code HTML GPLv2 Francesco Poli
Copyright basics A brief introduction to copyright HTML GPLv2 Francesco Poli
Free system distributions A comparative analysis of the free system concept HTML GPLv2 Francesco Poli

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