Free Software, Free Society
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Free Software, Free Society is a collection of essays by Richard Stallman that articulates the philosophy, ethics, and political implications of the free software movement.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Free Software, Free Society canonical | 2 |
| The Free Software Movement and the Future of Freedom | 1 |
| Why Software Should Be Free | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T94447 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Free Software, Free Society Context triple: [Richard Stallman, notableWork, Free Software, Free Society]
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free software movement
The free software movement is a social and political campaign that advocates for users’ freedom to run, study, modify, and share software, prominently championed by Richard Stallman and the Free Software Foundation.
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B.
The GNU Manifesto
The GNU Manifesto is Richard Stallman’s foundational essay outlining the philosophy, goals, and rationale for the free software movement and the GNU Project.
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C.
Free Software Foundation
The Free Software Foundation is a nonprofit organization that promotes computer users' freedom and defends the rights of all software users through advocacy, licensing, and development of free software.
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D.
Award for the Advancement of Free Software
The Award for the Advancement of Free Software is a prestigious honor presented by the Free Software Foundation to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the development and promotion of free software.
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E.
Richard Stallman
Richard Stallman is an American software freedom activist and programmer best known for founding the Free Software Foundation and initiating the GNU Project, which laid the groundwork for the free and open-source software movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Free Software, Free Society Target entity description: Free Software, Free Society is a collection of essays by Richard Stallman that articulates the philosophy, ethics, and political implications of the free software movement.
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A.
free software movement
The free software movement is a social and political campaign that advocates for users’ freedom to run, study, modify, and share software, prominently championed by Richard Stallman and the Free Software Foundation.
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B.
The GNU Manifesto
The GNU Manifesto is Richard Stallman’s foundational essay outlining the philosophy, goals, and rationale for the free software movement and the GNU Project.
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C.
Free Software Foundation
The Free Software Foundation is a nonprofit organization that promotes computer users' freedom and defends the rights of all software users through advocacy, licensing, and development of free software.
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D.
Award for the Advancement of Free Software
The Award for the Advancement of Free Software is a prestigious honor presented by the Free Software Foundation to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the development and promotion of free software.
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E.
Richard Stallman
Richard Stallman is an American software freedom activist and programmer best known for founding the Free Software Foundation and initiating the GNU Project, which laid the groundwork for the free and open-source software movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay collection
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Richard Stallman ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
ethics of software distribution
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philosophy of free software ⓘ political aspects of software control ⓘ |
| genre |
ethics
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political philosophy ⓘ technology ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Copyright and Globalization in the Age of Computer Networks
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Free Software is Even More Important Now ⓘ The Danger of Software Patents ⓘ Free Software Definition ⓘ
surface form:
The Free Software Definition
Free Software, Free Society self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The Free Software Movement and the Future of Freedom
The GNU Manifesto ⓘ GNU Project ⓘ
surface form:
The GNU Project
The Right to Read ⓘ Free Software, Free Society self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Why Software Should Be Free
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| intendedAudience |
activists
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general public ⓘ policy makers ⓘ software developers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Free Software Foundation
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GNU Project ⓘ computer ethics ⓘ copyleft ⓘ digital rights ⓘ free software movement ⓘ software freedom ⓘ |
| movement |
copyleft movement
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free software movement ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Richard Stallman ⓘ |
| publisher | GNU Press ⓘ |
| topic |
GNU General Public License
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access to source code ⓘ community development of software ⓘ digital restrictions management ⓘ education and software freedom ⓘ globalization and copyright ⓘ government use of free software ⓘ intellectual property ⓘ moral arguments for free software ⓘ political implications of computing ⓘ proprietary software ⓘ sharing of software ⓘ software licensing ⓘ software patents ⓘ user freedom ⓘ |
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Subject: Free Software, Free Society Description of subject: Free Software, Free Society is a collection of essays by Richard Stallman that articulates the philosophy, ethics, and political implications of the free software movement.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Why Software Should Be Free
this entity surface form:
The Free Software Movement and the Future of Freedom