Description
This collection brings together influential essays on the philosophy, ethics, and practical importance of free software. It explains why users should be free to run, study, modify, and share the programs they use, while examining the GNU Project, copyleft, software patents, and the social consequences of proprietary technology. Combining technical insight with urgent political and moral argument, the book challenges conventional ideas of ownership and innovation and makes a compelling case for software freedom as a foundation of a more open society.
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hardcover
Free Software Foundation
Published Jan 1, 2002
224 pages
ISBN: 9781882114986
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First Published
2002
Language
eng
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