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diff --git a/content/why_free_software.rst b/content/why_free_software.rst index 163b382..4aa3eab 100644 --- a/content/why_free_software.rst +++ b/content/why_free_software.rst @@ -1,13 +1,13 @@ :title: Why I use free software and why it's important to me :date: 2016-08-14 20:20 -:modified: 2016-08-22 23:15 +:modified: 2016-08-23 18:57 :tags: free software, security, privacy, sustainability, education :category: General :author: Wolfgang Wiedmeyer :status: published :summary: I try to use as much `free software <https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html>`_ as possible. I don't only do this for moral or philosophical reasons, but also because there are numerous practical benefits. -I try to use as much `free software <https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html>`_ as possible. You may have heard the term "open source" for what I call free software. `Others <https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html>`_ and I don't use that term as it only puts the emphasis on one property of the software and not the part that is most important to me: freedom. Free software means that you can use the software for any purpose, modify it and share the software, either in unmodified or modified form. I don't only use free software for moral or philosophical reasons, but also because there are numerous practical benefits. I may have some disadvantages or inconveniences by trying to not use proprietary or nonfree software. It may even prevent me from using certain hardware if it's not possible at all to use that hardware with free software. But many of the problems turn out to be issues only at first sight or are outweighed by the advantages of their free counterparts. You can check for yourself if the software you are using is free software. Check the license it was published under. It should be one of the `free licences <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.en.html#SoftwareLicenses>`_. +I try to use as much `free software <https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html>`_ as possible. You may have heard the term "open source" for what I call free software. `Others <https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html>`_ and I don't use this term as it puts the emphasis on only one property of the software and not on the part that is most important to me: freedom. Free software means that you can use the software for any purpose, modify it and share the software, either in unmodified or modified form. I don't only use free software for moral or philosophical reasons, but also because there are numerous practical benefits. I may have some disadvantages or inconveniences by trying to not use proprietary or nonfree software. It may even prevent me from using certain hardware if it's not possible at all to use this hardware with free software. But many of the problems turn out to be issues only at first sight or are outweighed by the advantages of their free counterparts. You can check for yourself if the software you are using is free software. Check the license it was published under. It should be one of the `free licences <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.en.html#SoftwareLicenses>`_. Giants |