Free Software, Free Society : : Selected Essays of Richard M. Stallman
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Section one : The GNU project and free software. The GNU project -- The GNU manifesto -- Free software definition -- Why software should not have owners -- What's in a name? -- Why "free software" is better than "open source" -- Releasing free software if you work at a university -- Selling free software -- Free software needs free documentation -- Free software song -- Section two : Copyright, copyleft, and patents. The right to read -- Misinterpreting copyright : a series of errors -- Science must "push" copyright aside -- What is copyleft? -- Copyleft : pragmatic idealism -- The danger of software patents -- Section three : Freedom, society, and software. Can you trust your computer? -- Why software should be free -- Copyright and globalization in the age of computer networks -- Free software : freedom and cooperation -- Words to avoid -- Section four : The licenses. GNU general public license -- GNU lesser general public license -- GNU free documentation license.
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PUBLISHED
Boston, MA : Free Software Foundation, 2002.
Year Published: 2002
Description: 220 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
1882114981 :
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Free Software Foundation (Cambridge, Mass.)
SUBJECTS
Free Software Foundation (Cambridge, Mass.)
Free computer software.
Open source software.