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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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  • FSF Endorsed Operating Systems that run entirely on Free Software:

  • Other distributions:
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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.

    • Movim (through the XMPP protocol):

  • Riot (through the Matrix protocol):

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    FOSS alternative to an e-calendar?

    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?

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    2024/12/31
    15:20 UTC

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    Introducing TextCraft: A Word Add-in with AI Tools!

    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.

    https://github.com/suncloudsmoon/TextCraft

    1 Comment
    2024/12/22
    20:14 UTC

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    metainfog - cheatsheet / details visualizer for keybindings and more with GTK4 and Guile Scheme

    1 Comment
    2024/12/17
    15:20 UTC

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    NPainter - free, fast and simple painting program

    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:

    • 100% Native and Lightweight: no Electron, no Qt, no GTK, no dear imgui
    • Advanced Layer System: 25 blending modes, clipping group, folders
    • Brush Engine similar to popular manga software
    • Bucket Fill with Antialiasing + Gap Closing
    • Canvas View Control: zoom, rotation, moving, mirror
    • Infinite Undo History: using compressed swap files
    • First bits of Intuitive UI/UX

    releases: https://mrgaturus.itch.io/npainter

    source code: https://github.com/mrgaturus/npainter

    the program

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    2024/12/11
    06:31 UTC

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    Iter Vitae - Curriculum Vitae / Resume generator in Guile Scheme - Early Preview

    1 Comment
    2024/12/10
    22:20 UTC

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    Join our opensource firmware/hardware online "vPub" party - next Thursday! (12th Dec)

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    2024/12/08
    16:12 UTC

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    HTML 5 animation software

    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!

    5 Comments
    2024/12/08
    12:25 UTC

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    [Hlep] is the any way to add an indicator of volume being high (like a red color) on the taskbar?

    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?

    2 Comments
    2024/12/08
    02:02 UTC

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    Promoting a free software

    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?

    4 Comments
    2024/12/06
    21:57 UTC

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    What's the state of near-libre tablets?

    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.)

    14 Comments
    2024/12/04
    21:44 UTC

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    Which title screen of my software looks better?

    0 Comments
    2024/12/01
    14:31 UTC

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    According to Godot, Android is not Linux based. What are they thinking?

    12 Comments
    2024/11/25
    22:40 UTC

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    Better Vector Tracing with AI | Free & Open Source

    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.

    https://youtu.be/WcDDZWAP5tQ

    0 Comments
    2024/11/25
    20:25 UTC

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    Photo editing

    What free safe software for photo editing do you recommend?

    8 Comments
    2024/11/24
    12:47 UTC

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    free software

    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.

    1 Comment
    2024/11/23
    23:27 UTC

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    Upscayl: Open Source AI Image Upscaler

    Upscayl is an awesome AI image upscaler, fully open source and available for Linux, macOS and Windows.

    https://youtu.be/z7F-zBPzMx4

    4 Comments
    2024/11/21
    18:24 UTC

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    I made a small app to automatically change wallpaper

    https://preview.redd.it/yu40dl6bc82e1.jpg?width=1012&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ee9e58b03ed9ef1d1be356010595e1105ac2dc25

    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?

    2 Comments
    2024/11/21
    11:03 UTC

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    Is It Possible to Reconcile Open Source and GAFAM?

    10 Comments
    2024/11/20
    08:18 UTC

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    How to make my video game made with Godot free?

    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?

    4 Comments
    2024/11/17
    16:49 UTC

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    Be like SQLite, publish to the public domain

    28 Comments
    2024/11/17
    15:53 UTC

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    What’s your Free software story?

    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

    9 Comments
    2024/11/14
    14:33 UTC

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    EU consultation confirms demand: long-term funding for Free Software is needed

    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.

    2 Comments
    2024/11/13
    17:02 UTC

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