free software movement
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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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Free Software Movement | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political movement
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social movement ⓘ software freedom movement ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
copyleft licensing
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software source code availability ⓘ user control over software ⓘ |
| basedOn |
ethical principles
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software freedom ⓘ user rights ⓘ |
| definesTerm | free software ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | open source movement ⓘ |
| emergedIn | 1980s ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
community collaboration
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moral arguments for software freedom ⓘ sharing of knowledge ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
legal strategies for software freedom
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public awareness about software freedom ⓘ software licensing ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Richard Stallman ⓘ |
| geographicScope | global ⓘ |
| hasCorePrinciple |
freedom to distribute modified versions of software
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freedom to modify software ⓘ freedom to run software for any purpose ⓘ freedom to share copies of software ⓘ freedom to study how software works ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
elimination of proprietary software
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legal protection of users’ software freedoms ⓘ universal software freedom ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure | Richard Stallman ⓘ |
| hasKeyOrganization |
Free Software Foundation
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Free Software Foundation Europe ⓘ Free Software Foundation Latin America ⓘ GNU Project ⓘ Software Freedom Law Center ⓘ |
| hasKeyText |
Free Software Definition
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The GNU Manifesto ⓘ
surface form:
GNU Manifesto
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| influenced |
Creative Commons license
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surface form:
Creative Commons copyleft licenses
GNU General Public License ⓘ copyleft licenses ⓘ open source movement ⓘ |
| opposes |
digital restrictions management
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proprietary software ⓘ software patents ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
free culture movement
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surface form:
access to knowledge movement
digital rights movement ⓘ free culture movement ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
copyleft
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free as in freedom ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Free Software Movement