Open Source Software
Up one levelOpen source software licenses require that the source code for applications be made available to users of an application for their review and modification. Open source applications are also often referred to as 'Free Software', but this phrase refers to the user's freedom to access, modify, and redistribute the source code, not its price (though most Free Software is also available free of cost). This area of Archaeoworld provides access to information about open source/free software.
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Richard Stallman's Definition of Free Software
- Richard Stallman founded the GNU project in 1984 and is the president of the Free Software Foundation. This is his essay in which he defines what 'Free Software' is and is not.
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GNU Project Home Page
- The GNU project has, since 1984, worked to create a complete UNIX style operating system based upon Free (as in Freedom) software. GNU software, in combination with the Linux Kernel yield GNU/Linux systems that are often referred to as Linux systems. This page is the GNU Project's home page.
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Free Software Foundation
- The Free Software Foundation is the primary organizational supporter of the GNU Project and promotes the development and use of Free Software. This is the Free Software Foundation's home page.
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Home Page of the Open Source Initiative
- The Open Source Initiative was created to manage and promote the Open Source Definition and certify proposed software licenses compliance with the Definition. This link provides access to the Open Source Initiative's home page.
