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"Free software" means software that respects users' freedom and community. Roughly, it means that the users have the freedom to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve the software. Thus, "free software" is a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should think of "free" as in "free speech," not as in "free beer".
"Free software" means software that respects users' freedom and community. Roughly, it means that the users have the freedom to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve the software. Thus, "free software" is a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should think of "free" as in "free speech," not as in "free beer".
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r/FSF - Free Software Foundation
r/GNU - operating system and an extensive collection of computer software
r/LinuxLibre - a version of the Linux kernel that doesn't have non-free components
r/Hurd - kernel for the GNU system
r/FOSSdroid - Free Software for the Android platform
r/libreboot - Free Software BIOS and UEFI alternative
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For those of you looking for an online chat to discuss about Free Software - we have compiled a list of open source and decentralized places where you can do that.
Disclaimer: we, the mods of r/freesoftware do NOT moderate, represent, endorse, associate with any of the places, rooms, servers etc that we list here. Do your own research before deciding to join and/or participate in any of them.
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My wife and I want to buy an e-calendar to put in our kitchen, but the market is riddled with products that have subscription services, and I really don't trust these companies to not change their TOS at some point to require a 40+ dollar per year fee to use the product. Are there any FOSS alternatives to these products?
TextCraft is an add-in for Microsoft Word that seamlessly integrates essential AI tools, including text generation, proofreading, and more, directly into the user interface. Designed for offline use, TextCraft allows you to access AI-powered features without requiring an internet connection, making it a more privacy-friendly alternative to Microsoft Copilot. The addin works with any OpenAI compatible API.
it's been a while since i announced here that i'm creating a free and open source painting program, now i did significant progress to do something serious but it's still under early stage.
NPainter is a free, fast and simple painting program featuring right now:
releases: https://mrgaturus.itch.io/npainter
source code: https://github.com/mrgaturus/npainter
Hi, does anyone know of any decent open source HTML 5 animation software? I have a client looking for something OTHER than google web designer so thought something in the open source space would be available. Thank you!
Have to increase volume a lot sometimes during calls and forget to lower it and then next call if too loud. Any help with that? or where can I ask this?
Hello, I've been working on a software for creating interactive content from a visual editor that is capable of creating websites, apps and só on. It's a relatively recent project and I wanted to know more about how/where to show it to people, to promote the idea. Any tips?
I dunno beans about even totally-proprietary tablets, nevermind how to even begin searching about semi-libre or totally-libre tablets. What's the universe of tablets, and what's the universe of even slightly libre tablets? What key terms to search for? Brands? Common gotchas?
(For context, I find myself in need of a tablet for personal use for the first time ever. In particular I need to use some mainstream apps, with good reliability of hardware and OS, which I assume limits how libre it can be.)
Which title screen of my software looks better? A or B?
This tutorial explores how you can combine two open source softwares (Upscayl & VTracer) in order to have great vector tracing output that's competitive with commercial alternatives.
What free safe software for photo editing do you recommend?
I am trying to find again a site replete with drivers and apps and is run by a couple of guys presenting as old gitts or geezers. My bookmark list in a Windows PC reinstall. Thank you.
Upscayl is an awesome AI image upscaler, fully open source and available for Linux, macOS and Windows.
Hey, recently I was working on this small windows app that automatically changes your wallpaper by time: https://simonfurlan.github.io/DynamicWallpaperTool/
I made it with Visual Studio WPF C#.
Im looking for people who want to help me test it or just try it.
Has anyone suggestions what I can add to this tool?
I am making an indie video game with Godot and I want to license it under the GNU GPL.
How should I go about making it completely free?
Should my scripts have the copyright notice? Should I distribute Godot's source code with it?
Call to all free software enthusiasts to share their story and relive their experiences of the huddle for freedom. At what point did u stop listening to Richard M Stallman? Are you still listening and following? #software
The FSFE called on the community to participate in a consultation on the European Union’s Digital Europe Programme and demanded long-term sustainable funding for Free Software after recent budget cuts. Results show its success.