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Richard Stallman

Free software is software that respects your freedom and the social solidarity of your community. So it's free as in freedom.

Richard Stallman

Freedom

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Richard Stallman means that free software allows users to control how they use, share, and change the program, which supports individual rights and helps the community work together. The emphasis is on freedom to act with the software, not on the price or cost.

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