free software
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free software
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Software that can be freely copied, redistributed and modified, including source code; software that is libre.
[Richard Stallman's] work inspired many others to contribute free software under the GPL.
Similar: libre software, libreware, freedomware · Opposite: proprietary software, non-free software
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Any software that is free of charge, such as freeware.
At the very least, good free software can reduce the total cost of entering the microworld. But it may also enable you to equip your system with more memory, more power, and more peripherals than you could afford if you had to sink hundreds of dollars into commercial programs.
Similar: freeware
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noun software that can be freely copied and modified
| Español | software libre |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 자유 소프트웨어 jayu sopeuteuweeo |
| 日本語 | フリーソフトウェア furī sofutowea, 自由ソフトウェア jiyū sofutowea |
| 中文 | 自由軟件 /自由软件 zìyóu ruǎnjiàn |
| Português | software livre |
| Français | logiciel libre |
| Deutsch | freie Software |
| Italiano | software libero |
| Ελληνικά | ελεύθερο λογισμικό eléfthero logismikó |
| Română | software liber |
| Русский | свобо́дное програ́ммное обеспече́ние svobódnoje prográmmnoje obespečénije, свобо́дный софт svobódnyj soft, СПО SPO, свободные программы svobodnyje programmy |
| العربية | بَرْمَجِيَّات حُرَّة barmajiyyāt ḥurra |
| עברית | תכנה חופשית tokhna khofshit |
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title = {free software},
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