Our work begins by asking ourselves, “Is it free?” because our purpose is to respect your individual user needs, autonomy, and right to decide for yourself. We empower people to build a future built on free software that, above all, puts the user first. By supporting our work, you help support everyone's rights. Please help us reach our goal of $400,000 USD!
datamash - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation
Our work begins by asking ourselves, “Is it free?” because our purpose is to respect your individual user needs, autonomy, and right to decide for yourself. We empower people to build a future built on free software that, above all, puts the user first. By supporting our work, you help support everyone's rights. Please help us reach our goal of $400,000 USD!
What is Free Software? - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation
Since 1983, developing the free Unix style operating system GNU, so that computer users can have the freedom to share and improve the software they use.
The GNU Manifesto - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation
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The GNU Manifesto - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation
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When Free Software Depends on Nonfree - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation
When a program is free software (free as in freedom), that means it gives users the four freedoms, so that they control what the program does. In most cases, that is sufficient for the program's distribution to be ethical; but not always. There are additional problems that can arise in specific circumstances. This article describes a subtle problem, where upgrading the free program requires using a nonfree program.
Google's Software Is Malware - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation
Our work begins by asking ourselves, “Is it free?” because our purpose is to respect your individual user needs, autonomy, and right to decide for yourself. We empower people to build a future built on free software that, above all, puts the user first. By supporting our work, you help support everyone's rights. Please help us reach our goal of $400,000 USD!
Front Page — Free Software Foundation — working together for free software
The technology overrunning our communities isn't built for the benefit of humanity: it's built so that billionaires can control us. Our lives don't have to be this way. The FSF empowers users with free software, technology built through global collaboration, mutual respect, and above all, freedom. The FSF will always continue to resist the encroachment of nonfree software. We're fighting to protect all computer users and build a better future.
Doing Data Science on the Shoulders of Giants: The Value of Open Source Software for the Data Science Community
Open source software is ubiquitous throughout data science, and enables the work of nearly every data scientist in some way or another. Open source projects, however, are disproportionately maintained by a small number of individuals, some of whom are institutionally supported, but many of whom do this maintenance on a purely volunteer basis. The health of the data science ecosystem depends on the support of open source projects, on an individual and institutional level.
Why Open Source Misses the Point of Free Software - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation
The terms “free software” and “open source” stand for almost the same range of programs. However, they say deeply different things about those programs, based on different values. The free software movement campaigns for freedom for the users of computing; it is a movement for freedom and justice. By contrast, the open source idea values mainly practical advantage and does not campaign for principles. This is why we do not agree with open source, and do not use that term.
When Free Software Isn't (Practically) Superior - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation
The Open Source Initiative's mission statement reads, “Open source is a development method for software that harnesses the power of distributed peer review and transparency of process. The promise of open source is better quality, higher reliability, more flexibility, lower cost, and an end to predatory vendor lock-in.”
Doing Data Science on the Shoulders of Giants: The Value of Open Source Software for the Data Science Community · Issue 2.2, Spring 2020
Open source software is ubiquitous throughout data science, and enables the work of nearly every data scientist in some way or another. Open source projects, however, are disproportionately maintained by a small number of individuals, some of whom are institutionally supported, but many of whom do this maintenance on a purely volunteer basis. The health of the data science ecosystem depends on the support of open source projects, on an individual and institutional level.
Blockchain versus pipeline: uncensorable protest against fossil fuel development
54K subscribers in the freesoftware community. "Free software" means software that respects users' freedom and community. Roughly, it means that the…
GNU Affero General Public License - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation
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FOSS funding, co-operation, and the Digital Life Collective
Free open-source software (FOSS) is the bedrock of our digital world. This is a story about getting funding for FOSS engineering…
Indirect funding and the limits of free software patronage | Teleogistic
A few thoughts about direct and indirect funding for free software development.
The GNU Operating System and the Free Software Movement
Since 1983, developing the free Unix style operating system GNU, so that computer users can have the freedom to share and improve the software they use.