Free software movement
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The free software movement (FSM) or free/open-source software movement (FOSSM) or free/libre open-source software movement (FLOSSM) is a social movement with the goal of obtaining and guaranteeing certain freedoms for software users, namely the freedom to run the software, to study and change the software, and to redistribute copies with or without changes. Although drawing on traditions and philosophies among members of the 1970s hacker culture and academia, Richard Stallman formally founded the movement in 1983 by launching the GNU Project.
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See also
- GNU Manifesto
- History of free software
- Linux adoption
- Open-source movement
- Free-culture movement
- Free Software Foundation
- Open Source Initiative
- Software Freedom Conservancy
- Free Software Movement of India
- Free Software Foundation of India
- Free Software Foundation Europe
- Free Software Movement Karnataka
- Free Software Foundation Tamil Nadu
- Swecha
- Gift economy
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