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Free Software, Free Society:Selected Essays of Richard M. Stallman
Introduction by Lawrence LessigEdited by Joshua Gay
GNU Press
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Editor’s Note
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1A Note on Software
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3Topic Guide
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7Introduction
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9Section One
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131 The GNU Project
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152 The GNU Manifesto
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313 Free Software Defi nition
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414 Why Software Should Not Have Owners
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455 What’s in a Name?
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516 Why “Free Software” is Better than “Open Source”
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557 Releasing Free Software if You Work at a University
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618 Selling Free Software
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639 Free Software Needs Free Documentation
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6710 Free Software Song
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69Section Two
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7111 The Right to Read
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7312 Misinterpreting Copyright—A Series of Errors
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7713 Science Must ‘Push’ Copyright Aside
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8714 What is Copyleft?
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8915 Copyleft: Pragmatic Idealism
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9116 The Danger of Software Patents
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95Section Three
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11317 Can You Trust Your Computer?
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11518 Why Software Should Be Free
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11919 Copyright and Globalization in the Age of Computer Networks
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13320 Free Software: Freedom and Cooperation
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15521 Words to Avoid
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187Section Four
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193GNU General Public License
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195GNU Lesser General Public License
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Sections
« prev | next »- Editor’s Note
- A Note on Software
- Topic Guide
- Introduction
- Section One 13
- Section One
- 1 The GNU Project
- 2 The GNU Manifesto
- 3 Free Software Definition
- 4 Why Software Should Not Have Owners
- 5 What’s in a Name?
- Chapter 6: Why “Free Software”is Better than “Open Source” 55
- 6 Why “Free Software”is Better than “Open Source”
- Chapter 7: Releasing Free Software if You Work at a University 61
- 7 Releasing Free Software if You Work at a University
- 8 Selling Free Software
- 9 Free Software Needs Free Documentation
- 10 Free Software Song
- Section Two 71
- Section Two
- 11 The Right to Read
- Chapter 12: Misinterpreting Copyright—A Series of Errors 77
- 12 Misinterpreting Copyright—A Series of Errors
- 13 Science Must ‘Push’ Copyright Aside
- 14 What is Copyleft?
- 15 Copyleft: Pragmatic Idealism
- 16 The Danger of Software Patents
- Section Three
- 17 Can You Trust Your Computer?
- 18 Why Software Should Be Free
- 19 Copyright and Globalization in the Age of Computer Networks
- 20 Free Software: Freedom and Cooperation
- 21 Words to Avoid
- Section Four
- GNU General Public License
- Preamble
- Appendix: How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs
- GNU Lesser General Public License
- How to Apply These Terms to Your New Libraries
- GNU Free Documentation License
- ADDENDUM: How to Use This License for Your Documents
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