Linux Open Source and Free Software

April 17, 2009

As part of this community, Linux, There are two major ideological movements at work.
The Free Software movement (which at that time), working on
goal that all software is free from the constraints of intellectual property. Trailers
this movement believe these restrictions hamper technical progress and the work
of well-being of the community. With open-source movement is based on
Most of those same goals, but a pragmatic approach to them. Trailers
this movement prefer to rely on economic and technical advantages
For the source code freely available, rather than on moral and ethical principles
Consider the movement of free software.
At the other end of the spectrum are groups that want tighter controls
software.
The Free Software Movement is supported by the Free Software Foundation, and the funds –
Organization of Project GNU. Free software is more than ideology.

This term is often used, “free as in speech, not free as in beer.” It is free
The software is an attempt of certain rights for users and developers.
These freedoms, the freedom to run the program for any reason, to study and
Edit the source code, to distribute the source code, as well as changes
You do. To ensure these freedoms, GNU General Public License
(GPL) was created. License GPL, in brief, provides that any distribution of a compiled
The program, which is in accordance with the GPL is also the source code, and it’s free
Changes to the program, provided that these changes also
In the source code form. This ensures that, once the “open” to
Users can not be “closed” only with the consent of the author of each
Fragment (including amendments) in it. Most Linux programs are licensed
under the GPL.
Importantly, the GPL says nothing about prices. As strange as it
maybe you can for free software. “Free” is an integral part of freedom that
source code, not the price you pay for software. (However, if
someone sold, or even you, the program developed in accordance with the license
GPL, for its source.)
Another license is a license is BSD. Unlike the GPL, BSD License
is not a prerequisite for the release of a video program. Software released
under the BSD license allows redistribution of the source or binary form
certain conditions. The author of the mandate can not be used as a form of advertising
to participate in the program. In addition, the author from liability for damage
Associated with the use of software. Most of the software in Slackware
Linux is the license is BSD.
In the upper part of the young movement of Open Source, in the Open Source Initiative
is an organization based solely on the support of the software open source, which
ie software source code available, and the lists in the program.
You do not have a special license, however, that different types of support
Open source licenses.
OSIs idea is to encourage more companies to open source that
to create their own open-source licenses and permits from the Open Source Initiative. Many companies want to release the source code, but not
want to use the GPL. Because they can not radically change the GPL, which is proposed
opportunity to make their own licenses and have been certified in the organization.
Despite the fact that the Free Software Foundation and the Open Source Initiative work to help
Yes, this is not the same. In the Free Software Foundation uses
and invites the software in accordance with this license. At the Open Source Initiative
Support for all licenses open source software, including free software
Foundation. The reasons for supporters of free source code
Sometimes, existing between the two movements, but the fact that two ideologically
Various groups are working on the same goal gives authority of efforts each


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