Free Software Movement
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The free software movement (free, as in free-speech) is a vibrant and growing community that seeks to make high quality software freely available to the public. It may be viewed as a "left-libertarian" movement. It calls into question the institution of copyright, which is a topic of dispute among libertarians. This may be considered a sub-movement within the free culture movement, though the free software movement probably provided the inspiration for the wider movement.
It may also be viewed as anarchism in action.
The 4 Freedom
In order for softwares to be qualified as Free softwares, they must meet the Free software definition set forward by the Free software movement founder, Richard M. Stallman.
Users must have the following to qualify:
Freedom 0: to run the software according to users' purpose or wish. Freedom 1: to study how the software work as well make it suitable to their need. Freedom 2: to redistribute softwares to anyone at any price. Freedom 3: to modify and improve the softwares as well to release it to the public.
See the Free Software Definition article at gnu.org as written by Richard M. Stallman.
Major Organizations
Major institutions include:
