====== Free Software ====== Free Software, as defined by the [[https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html.en|Free Software Foundation (FSF)]] is software which grants the user 4 Freedoms: * The freedom to run the program as you wish, for any purpose (freedom 0). * The freedom to study how the program works, and change it so it does your computing as you wish (freedom 1). Access to the source code is a precondition for this. * The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help others (freedom 2). * The freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions to others (freedom 3). By doing this you can give the whole community a chance to benefit from your changes. Access to the source code is a precondition for this.