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You have to clearly state which license you use. One way of doing that is making the link point to the license, and having an explicit statement "<i>This work is licensed under the ... license</i>" below the work. To ensure that the page is indexed by search engines with the appropriate "usage rights," use <i>rel="license"</i> in the HTML code for link.</div> <h3><span id="AMYMADE.27s_buttons"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="AMYMADE's_buttons">AMYMADE's buttons</span></h3> <p>The following set of buttons were designed by <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.amymade.com/">AMYMADE</a> with the support of the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.fsf.org/">Free Software Foundation</a> and represents our official recommendation: </p><p><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:CCBY_black.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/b/bf/CCBY_black.png" decoding="async" width="87" height="35" class="mw-file-element" /></a></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:CCBYSA_black.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/6/63/CCBYSA_black.png" decoding="async" width="87" height="35" class="mw-file-element" /></a></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:GFDL_black.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/2/20/GFDL_black.png" decoding="async" width="87" height="35" class="mw-file-element" /></a></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:GPL_black.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/9/99/GPL_black.png" decoding="async" width="87" height="35" class="mw-file-element" /></a></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:LGPL_black.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/0/08/LGPL_black.png" decoding="async" width="87" height="35" class="mw-file-element" /></a></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:PUB_black.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/9/98/PUB_black.png" decoding="async" width="87" height="35" class="mw-file-element" /></a></span> </p><p><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:CCBY_red.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/e/e9/CCBY_red.png" decoding="async" width="87" height="35" class="mw-file-element" /></a></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:CCBYSA_red.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/1/1e/CCBYSA_red.png" decoding="async" width="87" height="35" class="mw-file-element" /></a></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:GFDL_red.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/c/c1/GFDL_red.png" decoding="async" width="87" height="35" class="mw-file-element" /></a></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:GPL_red.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/1/13/GPL_red.png" decoding="async" width="87" height="35" class="mw-file-element" /></a></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:LGPL_red.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/9/96/LGPL_red.png" decoding="async" width="87" height="35" class="mw-file-element" /></a></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:PUB_red.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/f/f5/PUB_red.png" decoding="async" width="87" height="35" class="mw-file-element" /></a></span> </p><p><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:CCBY_yellow.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/d/d3/CCBY_yellow.png" decoding="async" width="87" height="35" class="mw-file-element" /></a></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:CCBYSA_yellow.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/2/29/CCBYSA_yellow.png" decoding="async" width="87" height="35" class="mw-file-element" /></a></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:GFDL_yellow.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/2/27/GFDL_yellow.png" decoding="async" width="87" height="35" class="mw-file-element" /></a></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:GPL_yellow.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/b/b0/GPL_yellow.png" decoding="async" width="87" height="35" class="mw-file-element" /></a></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:LGPL_yellow.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/6/66/LGPL_yellow.png" decoding="async" width="87" height="35" class="mw-file-element" /></a></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:PUB_yellow.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/9/95/PUB_yellow.png" decoding="async" width="87" height="35" class="mw-file-element" /></a></span> </p><p>These buttons are in the public domain. Which color you use is your choice; we suggest red for music, black for science and software, and yellow for everything else. </p> <h3><span id="Rational.27s_buttons"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Rational's_buttons">Rational's buttons</span></h3> <p>The following set of buttons were designed RationalBob using Adobe Illustrator: </p><p><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:OERlogoOrangeCCBY.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/5/52/OERlogoOrangeCCBY.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="106" class="mw-file-element" /></a></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:OERlogoOrangeCCBYSA.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/d/da/OERlogoOrangeCCBYSA.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="106" class="mw-file-element" /></a></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:OERlogoOrangeGFDL.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/a/a7/OERlogoOrangeGFDL.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="105" class="mw-file-element" /></a></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:OERlogoOrangeGPL.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/9/97/OERlogoOrangeGPL.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="106" class="mw-file-element" /></a></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:OERlogoOrangeLGPL.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/3/36/OERlogoOrangeLGPL.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="105" class="mw-file-element" /></a></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:OERlogoOrangepPublic.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/1/1f/OERlogoOrangepPublic.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="106" class="mw-file-element" /></a></span> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Small_buttons">Small buttons</span></h3> <p>This is the cleanest set so far and it comes with a <a href="/File:Definition_of_Free_Cultural_Works_button_small.svg" title="File:Definition of Free Cultural Works button small.svg">template</a>. </p><p><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:Attribution_button_small.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/0/04/Attribution_button_small.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="16" class="mw-file-element" /></a></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:Sharealike_button_small.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/9/9d/Sharealike_button_small.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="16" class="mw-file-element" /></a></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:GFDL_1.2_button_small.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/e/e0/GFDL_1.2_button_small.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="16" class="mw-file-element" /></a></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:PD_button_small.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/a/a8/PD_button_small.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="16" class="mw-file-element" /></a></span> </p> <h3><span id="Inkwina.27s_icons"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Inkwina's_icons">Inkwina's icons</span></h3> <p><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:GNU_FDL.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/5/5c/GNU_FDL.png" decoding="async" width="82" height="33" class="mw-file-element" /></a></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:FreeBSD.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/d/d2/FreeBSD.png" decoding="async" width="82" height="33" class="mw-file-element" /></a></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:GNU_FDL_alt.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/c/cf/GNU_FDL_alt.png" decoding="async" width="82" height="33" class="mw-file-element" /></a></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:CC-BY-SA.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/a/a9/CC-BY-SA.png" decoding="async" width="82" height="33" class="mw-file-element" /></a></span> </p><p>The svg versions <a href="/File:CC-BY-SA.svg" title="File:CC-BY-SA.svg">CC-BY-SA.svg</a> and <a href="/File:GNU_FDL.svg" title="File:GNU FDL.svg">Image:GNU_FDL.svg</a> do not display well online. They where created using Inkscape, and the SVG hasn't been cleaned up. But the <a href="/File:Blank_button.svg" title="File:Blank button.svg">Blank button.svg</a> can be used to generate more buttons. --<a href="/User:Inkwina" title="User:Inkwina">Inkwina</a> 15:01, 22 February 2007 (CET) </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Other_button_styles">Other button styles</span></h3> <p><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:By-sa-button2.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/b/b4/By-sa-button2.png" decoding="async" width="88" height="31" class="mw-file-element" /></a></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:By-button.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/f/f2/By-button.png" decoding="async" width="88" height="31" class="mw-file-element" /></a></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:Pd-button.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/2/20/Pd-button.png" decoding="async" width="88" height="31" class="mw-file-element" /></a></span> </p><p>Slightly different style: </p><p><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:By-sa-button.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/e/e2/By-sa-button.png" decoding="async" width="90" height="33" class="mw-file-element" /></a></span> </p><p>Again a different style - contributed by J枚rg Petri: </p><p><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:Pd2.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/5/54/Pd2.gif" decoding="async" width="82" height="33" class="mw-file-element" /></a></span> <span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:Pd_1.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/c/cf/Pd_1.gif" decoding="async" width="90" height="33" class="mw-file-element" /></a></span> </p> <h3><span id="sirgazil.27s_buttons"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="sirgazil's_buttons">sirgazil's buttons</span></h3> <p>A seal-like button (<a href="/File:Sirgazil-logomod.svg" title="File:Sirgazil-logomod.svg"> SVG source file</a>). </p><p><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:Sirgazil-logomod.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/1/1a/Sirgazil-logomod.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" /></a></span> </p><p><br /> </p> <h3><span id="QuantumPianist.27s_buttons"></span><span class="mw-headline" id="QuantumPianist's_buttons">QuantumPianist's buttons</span></h3> <p>A spanish traslated seal-like button (<a href="/File:APOCL.png" title="File:APOCL.png"> PNG source file</a>). </p><p>Preview: </p><p><img src="https://freedomdefined.org/upload/thumb/a/a4/APOCL.png/243px-APOCL.png" alt="243px-APOCL.png" /> </p><p>The design is a remix by --<a href="/index.php?title=User:QuantumPianist&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="User:QuantumPianist (page does not exist)">QuantumPianist</a> of the english Romaine's work: </p><p><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:Approved-for-free-cultural-works.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Approved-for-free-cultural-works.svg/154px-Approved-for-free-cultural-works.svg.png" decoding="async" width="154" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Approved-for-free-cultural-works.svg/231px-Approved-for-free-cultural-works.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Approved-for-free-cultural-works.svg/308px-Approved-for-free-cultural-works.svg.png 2x" /></a></span> Contributed by <a href="/index.php?title=User:Romaine&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="User:Romaine (page does not exist)">Romaine</a>. </p><p>This original file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="License_Classification_Icons_by_Terry_Hancock">License Classification Icons by Terry Hancock</span></h3> <p>These are meant to be generic analogs to Creative Commons' "license deed" icons (The CC icons are subject to trademark. I intend these icons to be different enough to avoid any trademark dispute or confusion, but similar enough to facilitate communication). Unlike the CC icons, these do not map to particular detailed license modules, but rather indicate general classes of licenses. </p><p>So far, these are the only ones I could think of needing for free licenses, but I am interested in hearing suggestions for what additional requirements we ought to have icons for: </p><p><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:Fd_sq_icon_pd.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/thumb/e/ec/Fd_sq_icon_pd.svg/64px-Fd_sq_icon_pd.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="64" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upload/thumb/e/ec/Fd_sq_icon_pd.svg/96px-Fd_sq_icon_pd.svg.png 1.5x, /upload/thumb/e/ec/Fd_sq_icon_pd.svg/128px-Fd_sq_icon_pd.svg.png 2x" /></a></span> "Public Domain" or "No Requirements". </p><p><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:Fd_sq_icon_by.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/thumb/2/25/Fd_sq_icon_by.svg/64px-Fd_sq_icon_by.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="64" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upload/thumb/2/25/Fd_sq_icon_by.svg/96px-Fd_sq_icon_by.svg.png 1.5x, /upload/thumb/2/25/Fd_sq_icon_by.svg/128px-Fd_sq_icon_by.svg.png 2x" /></a></span> "Attribution" requirement. </p><p><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:Fd_sq_icon_sa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/thumb/4/46/Fd_sq_icon_sa.svg/64px-Fd_sq_icon_sa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="64" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upload/thumb/4/46/Fd_sq_icon_sa.svg/96px-Fd_sq_icon_sa.svg.png 1.5x, /upload/thumb/4/46/Fd_sq_icon_sa.svg/128px-Fd_sq_icon_sa.svg.png 2x" /></a></span> "Copyleft" or "Share Alike" requirement. </p><p><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:Fd_sq_icon_sc.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/thumb/5/5c/Fd_sq_icon_sc.svg/64px-Fd_sq_icon_sc.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="64" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upload/thumb/5/5c/Fd_sq_icon_sc.svg/96px-Fd_sq_icon_sc.svg.png 1.5x, /upload/thumb/5/5c/Fd_sq_icon_sc.svg/128px-Fd_sq_icon_sc.svg.png 2x" /></a></span> "Source Code" requirement. </p><p><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:Fd_sq_icon_drm.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/thumb/2/22/Fd_sq_icon_drm.svg/64px-Fd_sq_icon_drm.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="64" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upload/thumb/2/22/Fd_sq_icon_drm.svg/96px-Fd_sq_icon_drm.svg.png 1.5x, /upload/thumb/2/22/Fd_sq_icon_drm.svg/128px-Fd_sq_icon_drm.svg.png 2x" /></a></span> "No DRM/TPM" requirement. </p><p><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:Fd_sq_icon_hard.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/thumb/8/83/Fd_sq_icon_hard.svg/64px-Fd_sq_icon_hard.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="64" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upload/thumb/8/83/Fd_sq_icon_hard.svg/96px-Fd_sq_icon_hard.svg.png 1.5x, /upload/thumb/8/83/Fd_sq_icon_hard.svg/128px-Fd_sq_icon_hard.svg.png 2x" /></a></span> "Production Copyleft" (a proposal for effective copyleft on hardware designs) </p><p>I also have some "non-free" icons for license comparison purposes, along with color-coded versions of the above (black="null", green="maximal individual freedom", blue="maximal maintenance of freedom", yellow="semi-free or free within a limited domain", red="not free at all"). I recommend these icons for use where free and non-free licenses will be compared with each other: </p><p><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:Fd_sq_icon_pd.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/thumb/e/ec/Fd_sq_icon_pd.svg/64px-Fd_sq_icon_pd.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="64" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upload/thumb/e/ec/Fd_sq_icon_pd.svg/96px-Fd_sq_icon_pd.svg.png 1.5x, /upload/thumb/e/ec/Fd_sq_icon_pd.svg/128px-Fd_sq_icon_pd.svg.png 2x" /></a></span> "Public Domain" (same as above) </p><p><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:Fd_sq_icon_by_grn.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/thumb/4/4d/Fd_sq_icon_by_grn.svg/64px-Fd_sq_icon_by_grn.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="64" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upload/thumb/4/4d/Fd_sq_icon_by_grn.svg/96px-Fd_sq_icon_by_grn.svg.png 1.5x, /upload/thumb/4/4d/Fd_sq_icon_by_grn.svg/128px-Fd_sq_icon_by_grn.svg.png 2x" /></a></span> "Attribution" </p><p><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:Fd_sq_icon_sa_blu.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/thumb/3/3e/Fd_sq_icon_sa_blu.svg/64px-Fd_sq_icon_sa_blu.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="64" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upload/thumb/3/3e/Fd_sq_icon_sa_blu.svg/96px-Fd_sq_icon_sa_blu.svg.png 1.5x, /upload/thumb/3/3e/Fd_sq_icon_sa_blu.svg/128px-Fd_sq_icon_sa_blu.svg.png 2x" /></a></span> "Copyleft" </p><p><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:Fd_sq_icon_sc_blu.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/thumb/e/e4/Fd_sq_icon_sc_blu.svg/64px-Fd_sq_icon_sc_blu.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="64" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upload/thumb/e/e4/Fd_sq_icon_sc_blu.svg/96px-Fd_sq_icon_sc_blu.svg.png 1.5x, /upload/thumb/e/e4/Fd_sq_icon_sc_blu.svg/128px-Fd_sq_icon_sc_blu.svg.png 2x" /></a></span> "Source Code" </p><p><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:Fd_sq_icon_drm_blu.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/thumb/c/ca/Fd_sq_icon_drm_blu.svg/64px-Fd_sq_icon_drm_blu.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="64" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upload/thumb/c/ca/Fd_sq_icon_drm_blu.svg/96px-Fd_sq_icon_drm_blu.svg.png 1.5x, /upload/thumb/c/ca/Fd_sq_icon_drm_blu.svg/128px-Fd_sq_icon_drm_blu.svg.png 2x" /></a></span> "No DRM/TPM" </p><p><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:Fd_sq_icon_nc.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/thumb/7/7c/Fd_sq_icon_nc.svg/64px-Fd_sq_icon_nc.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="64" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upload/thumb/7/7c/Fd_sq_icon_nc.svg/96px-Fd_sq_icon_nc.svg.png 1.5x, /upload/thumb/7/7c/Fd_sq_icon_nc.svg/128px-Fd_sq_icon_nc.svg.png 2x" /></a></span> "Non-Commercial" </p><p><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:Fd_sq_icon_nd.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/thumb/f/f1/Fd_sq_icon_nd.svg/64px-Fd_sq_icon_nd.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="64" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upload/thumb/f/f1/Fd_sq_icon_nd.svg/96px-Fd_sq_icon_nd.svg.png 1.5x, /upload/thumb/f/f1/Fd_sq_icon_nd.svg/128px-Fd_sq_icon_nd.svg.png 2x" /></a></span> "Non-Derivative" </p><p><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:Fd_sq_icon_arr.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/thumb/d/db/Fd_sq_icon_arr.svg/64px-Fd_sq_icon_arr.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="64" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upload/thumb/d/db/Fd_sq_icon_arr.svg/96px-Fd_sq_icon_arr.svg.png 1.5x, /upload/thumb/d/db/Fd_sq_icon_arr.svg/128px-Fd_sq_icon_arr.svg.png 2x" /></a></span> "All Rights Reserved" </p><p>Here are a set of icons representing the Four_freedoms: </p><p><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:Fd_sq_icon_use.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/thumb/8/81/Fd_sq_icon_use.svg/64px-Fd_sq_icon_use.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="64" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upload/thumb/8/81/Fd_sq_icon_use.svg/96px-Fd_sq_icon_use.svg.png 1.5x, /upload/thumb/8/81/Fd_sq_icon_use.svg/128px-Fd_sq_icon_use.svg.png 2x" /></a></span> Freedom #1: Use/Performance </p><p><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:Fd_sq_icon_study.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/thumb/5/56/Fd_sq_icon_study.svg/64px-Fd_sq_icon_study.svg.png" decoding="async" width="64" height="64" class="mw-file-element" srcset="/upload/thumb/5/56/Fd_sq_icon_study.svg/96px-Fd_sq_icon_study.svg.png 1.5x, /upload/thumb/5/56/Fd_sq_icon_study.svg/128px-Fd_sq_icon_study.svg.png 2x" /></a></span> Freedom #2: Understanding </p><p><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/File:Fd_sq_icon_copy.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="/upload/thumb/d/d0/Fd_sq_icon_copy.svg/64px-Fd_sq_icon_copy.svg.png" 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