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Software and Freedom

Information Technology · Kerala SSLC (Class 10) · English Medium · 18 questions and answers

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Q: What is free software?

A: Software that gives users the freedom to run, study, copy, modify and share it; 'free' refers to freedom, not price.

Q: What is meant by 'free as in freedom, not free as in price'?

A: It means the freedom to use and change the software, not that it necessarily costs nothing.

Q: How many freedoms define free software?

A: Four freedoms, numbered 0, 1, 2 and 3.

Q: What is Freedom 0 of free software?

A: The freedom to run the program for any purpose.

Q: What is Freedom 1 of free software?

A: The freedom to study how the program works and change it (this needs access to the source code).

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