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class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><br/></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><br/></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br/></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br/></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>#The freedom to run the program for any purpose</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>#The freedom to run the program for any purpose</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><br/></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>#The freedom to study and modify the program</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>#The freedom to study and modify the program</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><br/></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>#The freedom to copy the program</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>#The freedom to copy the program</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><br/></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>#The freedom to redistribute modified versions of the program</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>#The freedom to redistribute modified versions of the program</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br/></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br/></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-deleted"></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>A license which preserves those freedoms for modified works is a [[copyleft]] license.</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><br/></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><br/></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td 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The list, which differs from the [[open source license]] list, can be found at http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/license-list.html</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><br/></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><br/></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"><a class="mw-diff-movedpara-left" title="Paragraph was moved. Click to jump to new location." href="#movedpara_13_0_rhs">⚫</a></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div><a name="movedpara_15_1_lhs"></a>The [[Free Software Foundation]] maintains a list of free software licenses at their web site. The list distinguishes between free software licenses that are compatible or incompatible with the FSF license of choice, the [[GNU General Public License]]. The list also contains licenses which the [[FSF]] considers non-free for various reasons. The list, which differs from the [[open source license]] list, can be found at http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/license-list.html</div></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><br/></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><br/></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br/></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br/></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>See also:</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>See also:</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><br/></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>* [[Free software]]</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>* [[Free software]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><br/></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>* [[Free Software Foundation]]</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>* [[Free Software Foundation]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><br/></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>* [[Open source license]]</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>* [[Open source license]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><br/></td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-empty diff-side-added"></td> </tr> </table><hr class="diff-hr" id="mw-oldid"/> <h2 class="diff-currentversion-title">Revision as of 15:51, 25 February 2002</h2> <div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><p>Generally speaking, <i>free software license</i> is a phrase used by the <a href="/web/20241128203533/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software_movement" title="Free software movement">free software movement</a> to mean any <a href="/web/20241128203533/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_license" title="Software license">software license</a> that grants users of the software the following four freedoms: </p> <ol><li>The freedom to run the program for any purpose</li> <li>The freedom to study and modify the program</li> <li>The freedom to copy the program</li> <li>The freedom to redistribute modified versions of the program</li></ol> <p>A license which preserves those freedoms for modified works is a <a href="/web/20241128203533/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyleft" title="Copyleft">copyleft</a> license. 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