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The other ones are in reverse chronological order.</p> +</div> -<p> -<!-- please leave both these ID attributes here. ... --> -<a id="TOCFreedomOrganizations">We</a> -<a id="FreedomOrganizations">also</a> -<!-- ... we removed this as an H$ section as it was duplicating the --> -<!-- same information on links.html, but it's possible that some users --> -<!-- have the URLs bookmarked or on their pages. -len --> -keep a list of -<a href="/links/links.html#FreedomOrganizations">Organizations -that Work for Freedom in -Computer Development and Electronic Communications</a>.</p> +<div class="toc"> +<h3 class="no-display">Table of Contents</h3> +<ul class="columns"> + <li><a href="#aboutfs">About Free Software</a> + <ul> + <li><a href="#principles">Principles</a></li> + <li><a href="#practice">Practice</a></li> + <li><a href="#extension">Extension to other areas</a></li> + <li><a href="#mix">Mixing free and nonfree</a></li> + <li><a href="#free-open">Free software and open source</a></li> + </ul> + </li> + <li><a href="#upholding">Upholding Software Freedom</a> + <ul> + <li><a href="/gnu/gnu.html">The GNU Project</a></li> + <li><a href="#fsmovement">The free software movement</a></li> + <li><a href="#need">The need for free software</a></li> + <li><a href="#action">Guide for action</a></li> + </ul> + </li> + <li><a href="#LicensingFreeSoftware">Licensing Free Software</a> + <ul> + <li><a href="/licenses/licenses.html">General information</a></li> + <li><a href="#copyleft">Copyleft</a></li> + <li><a href="#non-copyleft">Non-copyleft</a></li> + <li><a href="#traps">Licensing traps</a></li> + </ul> + </li> + <li><a href="#Laws">Legal Issues</a> + <ul> + <li><a href="#patents">Patents</a></li> + <li><a href="#copyright">Copyright</a></li> + <li><a href="#noip">The propaganda term “Intellectual + Property”</a></li> + <li><a href="#sco">Response to SCO's attacks</a></li> + </ul> + </li> + <li><a href="#cultural">Cultural and Social Issues</a> + <ul> + <li><a href="#society">Digital society</a></li> + <li><a href="#drm">Digital restrictions management</a></li> + <li><a href="#ns">Network services</a></li> + <li><a href="#access">Accessing culture</a></li> + <li><a href="#funding">Funding cultural works</a></li> + <li><a href="#evils">Surveillance, censorship, lock-in, etc.</a></li> + <li><a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html">Proprietary malware</a></li> + </ul> + </li> + <li><a href="#terminology">Terminology and Definitions</a></li> + <li><a href="/fun/humor.html#Philosophy">Philosophical Humor</a></li> +</ul> +<hr class="no-display" /> +</div> <h3 id="aboutfs">About Free Software</h3> <p> @@ -73,555 +94,983 @@ gasoline—in that it can be copied and changed much more easily. These possibilities make software as useful as it is; we believe software users should be able to make use of them.</p> -<ul> - <li><a href="/philosophy/free-sw.html">What is Free Software?</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/why-free.html">Why - Software Should Not Have Owners</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/shouldbefree.html">Why - Software Should Be Free</a> (This is an older and longer - essay about the same topic as the previous one)</li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/free-doc.html">Why Free Software Needs - Free Documentation</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/when-free-depends-on-nonfree.html"> - When Free Software Depends on Nonfree</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/selling.html">Selling Free Software</a> is OK!</li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/categories.html">Categories of Free and - Non-Free Software</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/floss-and-foss.html"> FLOSS and FOSS</a></li> - <li><a href="/software/reliability.html">Free Software is More Reliable!</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/when-free-software-isnt-practically-superior.html"> - When Free Software Isn't (Practically) Superior</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html">Why - “Open Source” misses the point of Free Software</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/free-open-overlap.html">How Free Software and - Open Source Relate as Categories of Programs</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/linux-gnu-freedom.html">Linux, GNU, and - Freedom</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/gnutella.html" - id="Gnutella">Regarding Gnutella</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/schools.html">Why Schools Should Use - Exclusively Free Software</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/my_doom.html">MyDoom and You</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/15-years-of-free-software.html"> - 15 Years of Free Software</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/free-software-intro.html">Free Software movement</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/your-freedom-needs-free-software.html"> - Your Freedom Needs Free Software</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/fs-motives.html"> - Motives For Writing Free Software</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/government-free-software.html">Measures - Governments Can Use to Promote Free Software</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/uruguay.html">Lesson from Uruguay</a>. The FSF - learned something from a bill presented in Uruguay.</li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/programs-must-not-limit-freedom-to-run.html"> - Why programs must not limit the freedom to run them</a> — - Freedom 0 must not be limited.</li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/imperfection-isnt-oppression.html"> - Imperfection is not the same as oppression</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/applying-free-sw-criteria.html"> - Applying the Free Software Criteria</a></li> +<h4 id="principles">Principles</h4> +<ul class="no-bullet"> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">*[1996… ]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/free-sw.html"> + What is Free Software?</a></li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">*[2015]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html"> + Free Software Is Even More Important Now</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">*[1996]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/selling.html"> + Selling Free Software</a> + — This is OK!</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2012]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/programs-must-not-limit-freedom-to-run.html"> + Why programs must not limit the freedom to run them</a> + (by RMS) + — Freedom 0 must not be limited.</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2007]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/your-freedom-needs-free-software.html"> + Your Freedom Needs Free Software</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[1994]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/why-free.html"> + Why Software Should Not Have Owners</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[1991]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/shouldbefree.html"> + Why Software Should Be Free</a> + (by RMS) + — An older and longer essay about the same topic as the + previous one.</li> </ul> -<h3 id="aboutgnu">About the GNU Operating System</h3> - -<ul> - <li><a href="/gnu/initial-announcement.html">Initial announcement of - the GNU Operating System</a></li> - <li><a href="/gnu/manifesto.html">The GNU Manifesto</a></li> - <li><a href="/gnu/gnu-history.html">Brief history of the GNU Project</a></li> - <li><a href="/gnu/thegnuproject.html">The GNU Project</a>, - a longer and more complete description of the project and its - history.</li> - <li><a href="/fsf/fsf.html">The official website of the Free Software Foundation</a></li> - <li><a href="/gnu/why-gnu-linux.html">Why GNU/Linux?</a></li> +<h4 id="practice">Practice</h4> +<ul class="no-bullet"> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">*[1999-2011]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/when-free-software-isnt-practically-superior.html"> + When Free Software Isn't (Practically) Superior</a> + (by Benjamin Mako Hill)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2015]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/applying-free-sw-criteria.html"> + Applying the Free Software Criteria</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2014]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/imperfection-isnt-oppression.html"> + Imperfection is not the same as oppression</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2011]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/android-and-users-freedom.html"> + Android and Users' Freedom</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[1997-2011]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/software/reliability.html"> + Free Software is More Reliable!</a></li> </ul> -<h3 id="LicensingFreeSoftware">Licensing Free Software</h3> - -<ul> - <li><a href="/licenses/licenses.html">General information on licensing - and copyleft</a></li> - <li><a href="/licenses/license-list.html">A list of free and nonfree - licenses, with comments</a>.</li> - <li><a href="/licenses/gpl-faq.html">Frequently Asked Questions About - the GNU Licenses</a></li> - <li><a href="/licenses/why-not-lgpl.html">Why You Shouldn't Use the - Lesser GPL for Your Next Library</a></li> - <li><a href="/licenses/copyleft.html">Copyleft</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/why-copyleft.html">Why Copyleft?</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/university.html">Releasing Free Software if - You Work at a University</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/pragmatic.html">Copyleft: Pragmatic Idealism</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/javascript-trap.html">Javascript Trap</a>. - You may be running nonfree programs on your computer - every day without realizing it—through your web browser.</li> - <li><a href="http://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/20050211.html"> - Censorship envy and licensing</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/x.html">The X Window System Trap</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/apsl.html">The Problems of the Apple License</a></li> - <li><a href="/licenses/bsd.html">The BSD License Problem</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/netscape-npl.html">The Netscape Public License - Has Serious Problems</a>. An <a href="/philosophy/netscape-npl-old.html"> - earlier version of this article</a> is also available.</li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/udi.html">The Free Software Movement and UDI</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/gates.html">It's not the Gates, it's the - bars</a>, an article by Richard Stallman published in BBC News in - 2008.</li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/microsoft.html">Is Microsoft the Great Satan?</a> - (An <a href="/philosophy/microsoft-old.html">older version</a> of - this article is also available.)</li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/microsoft-antitrust.html">The Microsoft - Antitrust Trial and Free Software</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/microsoft-verdict.html">On the Microsoft Verdict</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/microsoft-new-monopoly.html"> - Microsoft's New Monopoly</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/lest-codeplex-perplex.html"> - Lest CodePlex perplex</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/plan-nine.html" id="PlanNineLicense"> - The Problems of the Plan 9 License</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/motif.html" id="MotifLicense"> - The New Motif License</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/using-gfdl.html" id="UsingGFDL">Using the GNU FDL</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/gpl-american-way.html" id="GPLAmericanWay"> - The GNU GPL and the American Way</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/gpl-american-dream.html" id="GPLAmericanDream"> - The GNU GPL and the American Dream</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/enforcing-gpl.html" id="EnforcingGPL"> - Enforcing the GNU GPL</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/selling-exceptions.html"> - On Selling Exceptions to the GNU GPL</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/freedom-or-power.html" id="FreedomOrPower"> - Freedom or Power?</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html" id="NoWordAttachments"> - We Can Put an End to Word Attachments</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/java-trap.html" id="JavaTrap"> - Free But Shackled - The Java Trap</a> (Although Sun has - <a href="http://www.fsf.org/news/fsf-welcomes-gpl-java.html"> - relicensed</a> most of its Java platform reference implementation - under the GNU General Public License, the issue described in this - article still remains important.)</li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/rtlinux-patent.html">GPL-compliant version - of RTLinux Open Patent License in Works</a></li> +<h4 id="extension">Extension to other areas</h4> +<ul class="no-bullet"> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">*[1996]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/free-doc.html"> + Why Free Software Needs Free Documentation</a></li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2020]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/free-software-rocket.html"> + Should Rockets Have Only Free Software? Free Software and Appliances</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2015]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/free-hardware-designs.html"> + Free Hardware and Free Hardware Designs</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2015]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/loyal-computers.html"> + What Does It Mean for Your Computer to Be Loyal?</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2012]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/network-services-arent-free-or-nonfree.html"> + Network Services Aren't Free or Nonfree; They Raise Other Issues</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2000]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/gnutella.html" id="Gnutella"> + Regarding Gnutella</a></li> </ul> -<h3 id="Laws">Laws and Issues</h3> - -<p><a href="/philosophy/stallmans-law.html">Stallman's Law</a></p> - -<h4 id="patents">Patents</h4> - -<ul> - <li><a href="/philosophy/limit-patent-effect.html">Giving the Software - Field Protection from Patents</a></li> - - <li><a href="/philosophy/w3c-patent.html">FSF's Position on W3 - Consortium “Royalty-Free” Patent Policy</a> - rewritten</li> - - <li>How to Protect the <a href="/philosophy/protecting.html">Right - to Write Software</a> (whether it's free or not).</li> - - <li>In <a href="https://www.eff.org/press/releases/princeton-scientists-sue-over-squelched-research"> - Felten v. RIAA</a>, scientists are asking a court to rule that the - Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) does not prohibit them from - publishing their research.</li> - - <li><a href="https://www.eff.org/search/site/dvd cases/">EFF - “Intellectual Property”: MPAA (Motion Picture Association of - America) DVD Cases Archive</a></li> - - <li><a href="/philosophy/patent-reform-is-not-enough.html">Patent - Reform Is Not Enough</a></li> - - <li><a href="/philosophy/savingeurope.html">Saving Europe from - Software Patents</a></li> - - <li><a href="/philosophy/europes-unitary-patent.html">Europe's - “unitary patent” could mean unlimited software patents</a></li> - - <li><a href="/philosophy/amazon.html">Boycott Amazon!</a></li> - - <li><a href="/philosophy/amazon-nat.html">Amazon Boycott Success!</a>, a - letter from Nat Friedman to Richard Stallman.</li> - - <li><a href="/philosophy/amazon-rms-tim.html">Letter from RMS to Tim - O'Reilly</a> in regard to a statement by Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, on - the duration of software patents.</li> - - <li><a href="/philosophy/amazonpatent.html">Amazon's patent on a system - for placing a purchase order over the internet</a>, with notes by Richard - Stallman.</li> - - <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20000815064858/http://www.researchoninnovation.org/patent.pdf" - id="SequentialIPandI">Sequential Innovation, Patents, and - Imitation</a> is a paper that presents a mathematical model showing - how patents can impede progress in fields like software.</li> - - <li><a href="/philosophy/hague.html">Harm from the Hague</a>.</li> - - <li><a href="/philosophy/guardian-article.html">Opposing The European - Software Patent Directive</a>, a slightly modified version of the - article originally published in <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/international"> - The Guardian</a> of London, by Richard Stallman and Nick Hill.</li> - - <li><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2005/aug/02/comment.business"> - Soft sell</a>. Richard Stallman's comments on the defeat of the EU - software patenting directive. Published in <i>The Guardian</i> in 2005.</li> - - <li><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2005/jun/23/onlinesupplement.insideit"> - Patent absurdity</a>, an article by Richard M. Stallman published in - <i>The Guardian</i> in 2005.</li> - - <li><a href="/philosophy/bill-gates-and-other-communists.html">Bill Gates - and Other Communists</a>. An article by Richard Stallman published - in CNET News.com in 2005.</li> - - <li><a href="/philosophy/trivial-patent.html">The Anatomy of a - Trivial Patent</a>, by Richard M. Stallman.</li> - - <li><a href="/philosophy/fighting-software-patents.html" id="FightingSoftwarePatents"> - Fighting Software Patents - Singly and Together</a></li> - - <li><a href="/philosophy/software-patents.html">Software patents — - Obstacles to software development</a></li> - - <li><a href="/philosophy/software-literary-patents.html" id="SoftwareLiteraryPatents"> - Software Patents and Literary Patents</a>, by Richard M. Stallman. - Speaking of patenting artistic techniques, US patent (6,935,954) - covers making game characters start to hallucinate when (according to - the game) they are being driven insane. That is getting pretty close - to the hypothetical examples cited in this article.</li> - - <li><a href="/philosophy/gif.html">Why there are no GIF files on GNU web - pages</a>. While this story is a historical illustration of the danger of - software patents, these particular patents are now no longer a concern. - For details of our website - <a href="/server/fsf-html-style-sheet.html#UseofGraphics"> - policies regarding GIFs</a>, see our <a href="/server/standards/"> - web guidelines</a>.</li> +<h4 id="mix">Mixing free and nonfree</h4> +<ul class="no-bullet"> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2016]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/when-free-depends-on-nonfree.html"> + When Free Software Depends on Nonfree</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2013]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/is-ever-good-use-nonfree-program.html"> + Is It Ever a Good Thing to Use a Nonfree Program?</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2005]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/mcvoy.html"> + Thank You, Larry McVoy</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[1998]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/udi.html"> + The Free Software Movement and UDI</a> + (by RMS)</li> </ul> -<h4 id="copyright">Copyright</h4> - -<ul> - <li><a href="/philosophy/assigning-copyright.html">When a Company Asks - For Your Copyright</a></li> - - <li><a href="/philosophy/public-domain-manifesto.html">Why I Will Not Sign - the Public Domain Manifesto</a></li> - - <li><a href="/philosophy/pirate-party.html">How the Swedish Pirate Party - Platform Backfires on Free Software</a></li> - - <li><a href="/philosophy/misinterpreting-copyright.html">Misinterpreting - Copyright</a> is another essay by Richard Stallman about the - flaws in popular defenses of copyright law.</li> - - <li><a href="/philosophy/eldred-amicus.html">FSF's Brief Amicus - Curiae in the Eldred v. Ashcroft Supreme Court case</a></li> - - <li><a href="/philosophy/push-copyright-aside.html">Science must - “push copyright aside”</a>, another work of <a - href="http://www.stallman.org">Richard Stallman</a> that appeared in - the <a - href="https://web.archive.org/web/20050729110347/http://www.nature.com/nature/debates/e-access/Articles/stallman.html"> - Nature Webdebates</a> in 2001, explains how copyright is impeding - progress in scientific research. You may also be interested in <a - href="https://www.plos.org/">The Public Library of - Science</a>, which is dedicated to making scientific research freely - available to all on the Internet.</li> - - <li><a href="/philosophy/reevaluating-copyright.html">Reevaluating - Copyright: The Public must prevail</a></li> - - <li><a href="http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/openlaw/eldredvashcroft/cyber/complaint_orig.html"> - Eldred v. Reno</a> is about a lawsuit to overturn a law that extends - copyright by 20 extra years.</li> - - <li><a href="/philosophy/freedom-or-copyright.html">Freedom-Or - Copyright?</a>, by Richard Stallman (an <a - href="/philosophy/freedom-or-copyright-old.html">older version</a> of - this essay remains online as well.)</li> - - <li>An <a href="https://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/archive/downloads/research/gpl/OIIFB_GPL2_20040903.pdf"> - English translation of the famous - decision of the District Court of Munich</a> regarding the enforceability and - validity of the GPL. The translation was done by the Oxford Internet - Institute.</li> - <!-- This link is broken - <li><a href="http://www.humaninfo.org/copyrigh.htm">Examples of - Excellent Copyright Policies</a></li> - --> +<h4 id="free-open">Free software and open source</h4> +<ul class="no-bullet"> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">*[2007-2021]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html"> + Why “Open Source” Misses the Point of Free Software</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2015]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/free-open-overlap.html"> + How Free Software and Open Source Relate as Categories of Programs</a></li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2013]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/floss-and-foss.html"> + FLOSS and FOSS</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2002]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/linux-gnu-freedom.html"> + Linux, GNU, and Freedom</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2001]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/drdobbs-letter.html"> + Letter from RMS to the Editor of Dr. Dobb's Journal</a> + on the distinction between open source and the free software movement.</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[1998]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/free-software-for-freedom.html"> + “Open Source Software” or “Free Software”?</a> + (replaced by <a href="/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html"> + Why “Open Source” Misses the Point of Free Software</a>)</li> </ul> -<h4 id="drm">Digital Restrictions Management</h4> -<ul> - <li><a href="/philosophy/correcting-france-mistake.html"> - Correcting My Mistake about French Law</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/the-root-of-this-problem.html">The problem is - software controlled by its developer</a>, by Richard M. Stallman.</li> - - <li><a href="/philosophy/computing-progress.html">Computing - “progress”: good and bad</a>, by Richard M. Stallman.</li> - - <li><a href="/philosophy/opposing-drm.html">Opposing Digital Rights - Mismanagement</a>, by Richard M. Stallman, answers a few common - questions about DRM.</li> - - <li><a href="/philosophy/ebooks.html">Ebooks: Freedom Or - Copyright</a> a slightly modified version of the article, originally - published in Technology Review in 2000, by Richard Stallman</li> - - <li><a href="/philosophy/ebooks-must-increase-freedom.html"> - Ebooks must increase our freedom, not decrease it</a></li> - - <li><a href="/philosophy/can-you-trust.html">Can you trust your - computer?</a>, a work by Richard Stallman about the so-called - “trusted computing” initiatives.</li> +<h3 id="upholding">Upholding Software Freedom</h3> - <li><a href="/philosophy/right-to-read.html">The Right to Read: A - Dystopian Short Story</a> by Richard Stallman.</li> +<h4>The GNU Project</h4> +<ul class="no-bullet"> + <li><a href="/gnu/gnu.html">The GNU Operating System</a> + — History, relationship with Linux, etc.</li> </ul> -<h4 id="noip">The propaganda -term <a href="/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#IntellectualProperty"> -“Intellectual Property”</a></h4> - -<ul> - <li><a href="/philosophy/komongistan.html">The Curious History of - Komongistan (Busting the term “intellectual property”)</a></li> - - <li><a href="/philosophy/no-ip-ethos.html">Don't Let - “Intellectual Property” Twist Your Ethos</a>, by - Richard Stallman.</li> - - <li>Comments from Richard Stallman - on <a href="/philosophy/ipjustice.html">the ICLC's rejection of the - IP Enforcement Directive</a></li> - - <li>Richard Stallman has - written <a href="/philosophy/boldrin-levine.html">a review of - Boldrin and Levine's “The case against intellectual - property.”</a></li> - - <li><a href="/philosophy/not-ipr.html">Did You Say - “Intellectual Property”? It's a Seductive Mirage</a>. - An essay on the true meaning of the phrase “Intellectual - Property”, by Richard M. Stallman.</li> +<h4 id="fsmovement">The free software movement</h4> +<ul class="no-bullet"> + <li><a href="https://www.fsf.org/"> + The official website of the Free Software Foundation</a></li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2004]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/use-free-software.html"> + The Free Software Community After 20 Years</a> + (by RMS) + — With great but incomplete success, what now?</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[1999]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/15-years-of-free-software.html"> + 15 Years of Free Software</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[1999]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/free-software-intro.html"> + Free Software Movement</a></li> </ul> -<h4 id="ns">Network Services</h4> -<ul> - <li><a href="/philosophy/network-services-arent-free-or-nonfree.html"> - Network Services Aren't Free or Nonfree; They Raise Other Issues</a> an - article by Richard Stallman.</li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/who-does-that-server-really-serve.html">Who - does that server really serve?</a> by Richard Stallman published - in <a href="http://www.bostonreview.net/richard-stallman-free-software-DRM"> - Boston Review.</a></li> +<h4 id="need">The need for free software</h4> +<ul class="no-bullet"> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">*[2011-2017]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/government-free-software.html"> + Measures Governments Can Use to Promote Free Software</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">*[2009-2014]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/education/edu-schools.html"> + Why Schools Should Use Exclusively Free Software</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2014]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/technological-neutrality.html"> + Technological Neutrality and Free Software</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2013]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/uruguay.html"> + Lesson from Uruguay</a> + — The FSF learned something from a bill presented in Uruguay.</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2005]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/second-sight.html"> + Free Software and (e-)Government</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2005]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/fs-and-sustainable-development.html"> + Free Software and Sustainable Development</a> + (by RMS) + — A short article regarding the use of proprietary software in + cultural development.</li> </ul> -<h4 id="cultural">Cultural and Social Issues</h4> - -<ul> - <li><a href="/philosophy/phone-anonymous-payment.html">Anonymous - Payment by Phone</a></li> - - <li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/apr/03/facebook-abusing-data-law-privacy-big-tech-surveillance"> - A radical proposal to keep your personal data safe</a>, by Richard - Stallman</li> - - <li><a href="/philosophy/surveillance-testimony.html">Surveillance - Testimony</a></li> - - <li><a href="/philosophy/devils-advocate.html"> - Why the Devil's Advocate Doesn't Help Reach the Truth</a></li> - - <li><a href="/philosophy/hackathons.html"> +<h4 id="action">Guide for action</h4> +<ul class="no-bullet"> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">*[2020]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/saying-no-even-once.html"> + Saying No to unjust computing even once is help</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">*[2009]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/fs-motives.html"> + Motives For Writing Free Software</a></li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2002-2020]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html" id="NoWordAttachments"> + We Can Put an End to Word Attachments</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2019]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/install-fest-devil.html"> + Install Fests: What to Do about the Deal with the Devil</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2019]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/upgrade-windows.html"> + What Is the Right Way to Upgrade an Installation of Windows?</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2018]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/kind-communication.html"> + GNU Kind Communications Guidelines</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2017]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/hackathons.html"> Why Hackathons Should Insist on Free Software</a> - by Richard Stallman</li> - - <li><a href="/philosophy/technological-neutrality.html"> - Technological Neutrality and Free Software</a> - by Richard Stallman</li> - - <li><a href="/philosophy/surveillance-vs-democracy.html">How Much - Surveillance Can Democracy Withstand?</a> by Richard Stallman</li> - - <li><a href="/philosophy/nonfree-games.html">Nonfree DRM'd Games on - GNU/Linux: Good or Bad?</a> by Richard Stallman.</li> - - <li> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/2010/apr/06/digital-economy-bill-richard-stallman"> - Digital economy bill: One clown giveth and the other clown taketh - away</a>, by Richard Stallman.</li> - - <li><a href="/philosophy/digital-inclusion-in-freedom.html"> - Is Digital Inclusion A Good Thing? How Can We Make Sure It Is?</a> - By Richard Stallman.</li> - - <li><a href="/philosophy/wsis.html">World Summit on the Information - Society</a></li> - - <li><a href="/philosophy/wassenaar.html">Encryption software - volunteers needed in countries without export control</a>.</li> - - <li>How to Protect the <a href="/philosophy/basic-freedoms.html"> - Freedoms of Speech, Press, and Association</a> on the Internet.</li> - - <li><a href="/philosophy/privacyaction.html">Protect Postal - Privacy</a>, a campaign to resist the proposed rule by the United - States Postal Service to collect private information from - customers.</li> - - <li><a href="/philosophy/ucita.html">Why We Must Fight UCITA</a></li> - - <li><a href="/philosophy/second-sight.html">Free Software and - (e-)Government</a> — an article from The Guardian, by Richard - Stallman (originally published under the title “Second - Sight”).</li> - - <li><a href="/philosophy/fs-and-sustainable-development.html"> - Free Software and Sustainable Development</a> — A short - article by Richard Stallman regarding the use of proprietary - software in cultural development.</li> - - <li><a href="/philosophy/keep-control-of-your-computing.html"> - Keep control of your computing, so it doesn't control you!</a></li> - - <li><a href="/philosophy/judge-internet-usage.html"> - A wise user judges each Internet usage scenario carefully</a></li> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2014]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/contradictory-support.html"> + Beware of Contradictory “Support”</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2012]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/devils-advocate.html"> + Why the Devil's Advocate Doesn't Help Reach the Truth</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2010]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/practical.html"> + The Advantages of Free Software</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2009]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/pirate-party.html"> + How the Swedish Pirate Party Platform Backfires on Free Software</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2009]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/lest-codeplex-perplex.html"> + Lest CodePlex perplex</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2008]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/ucita.html"> + Why We Must Fight UCITA</a></li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2008]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/compromise.html"> + Avoiding Ruinous Compromises</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2007]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/social-inertia.html"> + Overcoming Social Inertia</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2004]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/my_doom.html"> + MyDoom and You</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2003]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/kevin-cole-response.html"> + A Response Letter to the Word Attachments</a> + (by Kevin Cole)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2003]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/anonymous-response.html"> + A Response to Word Attachments</a></li> +</ul> - <li><a href="/philosophy/the-danger-of-ebooks.html">The Danger of E-Books</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/is-ever-good-use-nonfree-program.html"> - Is It Ever a Good Thing to Use a Nonfree Program?</a> By - Richard Stallman.</li> +<h3 id="LicensingFreeSoftware">Licensing Free Software</h3> - <li><a href="/philosophy/contradictory-support.html"> - Beware of Contradictory “Support”</a></li> +<ul class="no-bullet"> + <li><a href="/licenses/licenses.html"> + Licenses</a> + — General information on licensing and copyleft</li> </ul> +<h4 id="copyleft">Copyleft</h4> +<ul class="no-bullet"> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">*[2003]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/why-copyleft.html"> + Why Copyleft?</a></li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">*[1998]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/pragmatic.html"> + Copyleft: Pragmatic Idealism</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2009-2017]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/selling-exceptions.html"> + On Selling Exceptions to the GNU GPL</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2014]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/assigning-copyright.html"> + When a Company Asks For Your Copyright</a></li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2005]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="https://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/20050211.html"> + Censorship envy and licensing</a> + (by David “Novalis” Turner, on <i>fsf.org</i>)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2004]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210228133128/https://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/archive/downloads/research/gpl/OIIFB_GPL2_20040903.pdf"> + English translation of the famous decision of the District Court of + Munich</a> regarding the enforceability and validity of the GPL (by + the translators of the Oxford Internet Institute, on + <i>oii.ox.ac.uk</i>)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2002]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/university.html"> + Releasing Free Software if You Work at a University</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2001]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/gpl-american-way.html" id="GPLAmericanWay"> + The GNU GPL and the American Way</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2001]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/gpl-american-dream.html" id="GPLAmericanDream"> + The GNU GPL and the American Dream</a> + (by Bradley M. Kuhn)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2001]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/freedom-or-power.html" id="FreedomOrPower"> + Freedom or Power?</a> + (by Bradley M. Kuhn and RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2001]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/rtlinux-patent.html"> + GPL-compliant version of RTLinux Open Patent License in Works</a></li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2001]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/enforcing-gpl.html" id="EnforcingGPL"> + Enforcing the GNU GPL</a> + (by Eben Moglen)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[1999]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/using-gfdl.html" id="UsingGFDL"> + Using the GNU FDL</a> + (by RMS)</li> +</ul> -<h4 id="misc">Misc</h4> - -<ul> - <li><a href="/philosophy/posting-videos.html">Posting Videos</a></li> +<h4 id="non-copyleft">Non-copyleft</h4> +<ul class="no-bullet"> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2003]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/apsl.html"> + FSF's Opinion of the Apple Public Source License (APSL) 2.0</a></li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2000]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/plan-nine.html" id="PlanNineLicense"> + The Problems of the (Earlier) Plan 9 License</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[1998]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/netscape-npl.html"> + On the Netscape Public License</a> + (by RMS) + [<a href="/philosophy/netscape-npl-old.html">older version</a>]</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[1998]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/netscape.html"> + Netscape and Free Software</a> + — An old article that clarifies some misunderstandings about an + announcement by Netscape.</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[1997]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/motif.html" id="MotifLicense"> + The Motif License</a> + (by RMS)</li> +</ul> - <li><a href="/philosophy/proprietary.html">Clearly established - cases of proprietary software that does nasty things to the - users</a>.</li> +<h4 id="traps">Licensing traps</h4> +<ul class="no-bullet"> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">*[2009-2019]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/javascript-trap.html"> + JavaScript Trap</a> + (by RMS) + — You may be running nonfree programs on your computer every day + without realizing it—through your web browser.</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2004-2015]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/java-trap.html" id="JavaTrap"> + Free But Shackled - The Java Trap</a> + (by RMS) + — Although Sun has + <a href="https://www.fsf.org/news/fsf-welcomes-gpl-java.html"> + relicensed</a> most of its Java platform reference implementation under + the GNU General Public License, the issue described in this article + still remains important.</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[1998-2009]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/x.html"> + The X Window System Trap</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2006]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/sun-in-night-time.html"> + The Curious Incident of Sun in the Night-Time</a> + (by RMS)</li> +</ul> - <li><a href="/philosophy/practical.html">The advantages of free - software</a>.</li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/bug-nobody-allowed-to-understand.html">The - Bug Nobody is Allowed to Understand</a>, By Richard Stallman.</li> +<h3 id="Laws">Legal issues</h3> - <li><a href="/philosophy/sun-in-night-time.html">The Curious - Incident of Sun in the Night-Time</a>, by Richard M. Stallman.</li> +<h4 id="patents">Patents</h4> +<ul class="no-bullet"> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">*[2012]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/limit-patent-effect.html"> + Giving the Software Field Protection from Patents</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2011]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/europes-unitary-patent.html"> + Europe's “unitary patent” could mean unlimited software + patents</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2000-2007]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="https://www.eff.org/search/site/dvd%20cases/"> + EFF “Intellectual Property”: MPAA (Motion Picture + Association of America) DVD Cases Archive</a></li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2006]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/trivial-patent.html"> + The Anatomy of a Trivial Patent</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2005]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/microsoft-new-monopoly.html"> + Microsoft's New Monopoly</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2005]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2005/aug/02/comment.business"> + Soft sell</a> + (by RMS, on <i>theguardian.com</i>) + — Comments on the defeat of the EU software patenting directive.</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2005]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/bill-gates-and-other-communists.html"> + Bill Gates and Other Communists</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2005]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/software-literary-patents.html" id="SoftwareLiteraryPatents"> + Software Patents and Literary Patents</a> + (by RMS) + — Speaking of patenting artistic techniques, US patent (6,935,954) + covers making game characters start to hallucinate when (according to the + game) they are being driven insane. That is getting pretty close to the + hypothetical examples cited in this article.</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2004]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/fighting-software-patents.html" id="FightingSoftwarePatents"> + Fighting Software Patents—Singly and Together</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2005]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2005/jun/23/onlinesupplement.insideit"> + Patent absurdity</a> + (by RMS, on <i>theguardian.com</i>)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2003]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/w3c-patent.html"> + FSF's Position on W3 Consortium “Royalty-Free” Patent Policy</a> + (rewritten)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2003]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/guardian-article.html"> + Opposing The European Software Patent Directive</a> + (by RMS and Nick Hill)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2001]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="https://www.eff.org/press/releases/princeton-scientists-sue-over-squelched-research"> + Princeton Scientists Sue Over Squelched Research</a> + (press release on <i>eff.org</i>) + — In <cite>Felten v. RIAA</cite>, scientists ask a court to rule that the + Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) does not prohibit them from + publishing their research.</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2001]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/hague.html"> + Harm from the Hague</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2000]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20000815064858/http://www.researchoninnovation.org/patent.pdf" + id="SequentialIPandI"> + Sequential Innovation, Patents, and Imitation</a> + (by James Bessen and Eric Maskin, on <i>researchoninnovation.org</i>, archived) + — This paper presents a mathematical model showing how patents can + impede progress in fields like software.</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[1999]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/amazon-rms-tim.html"> + Letter from RMS to Tim O'Reilly</a> + in regard to a statement by Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, on the duration of + software patents.</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[1999]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/amazon-nat.html"> + Amazon Boycott Success!</a> + (a letter from Nat Friedman to RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[1999]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/amazon.html"> + (Formerly) Boycott Amazon!</a></li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[1999]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/amazonpatent.html"> + Method and system for placing a purchase order via a communications + network</a> + — Amazon patent with notes by RMS</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[1997]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/gif.html"> + Why There Are No GIF Files on GNU Web Pages</a> + — While this story is a historical illustration of the danger of + software patents, these particular patents are now no longer a concern. + For details of our website policies regarding GIFs, see our <a + href="/server/standards/gnu-website-guidelines.html#UseofGraphics">web + guidelines</a>.</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[1996]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/savingeurope.html"> + Saving Europe from Software Patents</a></li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[1996]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/protecting.html"> + Help Protect the Rights to Write Both Nonfree and Free Software</a></li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[1996]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/patent-reform-is-not-enough.html"> + Patent Reform Is Not Enough</a></li> +</ul> - <li><a href="/philosophy/sco/sco-gnu-linux.html">SCO, GNU, and - Linux</a>, by Richard Stallman, discusses how SCO's lawsuit against - IBM pertains to the work of the GNU project. Please see - the <a href="/philosophy/sco/sco.html">FSF SCO Response Page</a> for - more details on this subject.</li> +<h4 id="copyright">Copyright</h4> +<ul class="no-bullet"> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">*[2002]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/misinterpreting-copyright.html"> + Misinterpreting Copyright—A Series of Errors</a> + (by RMS) + — About the flaws in popular defenses of copyright law.</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">*[1996]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/reevaluating-copyright.html"> + Reevaluating Copyright: The Public Must Prevail</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2010]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/public-domain-manifesto.html"> + Why I Will Not Sign the Public Domain Manifesto</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2008]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/freedom-or-copyright.html"> + Freedom—or Copyright?</a> + (by RMS) + [<a href="/philosophy/freedom-or-copyright-old.html">older version</a>]</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2002]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/eldred-amicus.html"> + FSF's Brief Amicus Curiae in the <cite>Eldred v. Ashcroft</cite> Supreme Court case</a> + (by Eben Moglen)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2001]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/push-copyright-aside.html"> + Science must “push copyright aside”</a> + (by RMS, first published in <a + href="https://web.archive.org/web/20050729110347/http://www.nature.com/nature/debates/e-access/Articles/stallman.html"> + <cite>Nature WebDebates</cite></a> in 2001) + — This article explains how copyright is impeding progress in + scientific research. You may also be interested + in <a href="https://plos.org/">The Public Library of Science</a>, + which is dedicated to making scientific research freely available to all + on the Internet.</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2001]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20030604075825/http://www.humaninfo.org/copyrigh.htm"> + Examples of Excellent Copyright Policies</a> + (on <i>humaninfo.org</i>, archived)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[1999]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="https://cyber.harvard.edu/openlaw/eldredvashcroft/cyber/complaint_orig.html"> + Original complaint in <cite>Eldred v. Reno</cite></a> + (on <i>harvard.edu</i>) + — A lawsuit to overturn a law that extends copyright by 20 extra + years.</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[1996]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/rms-comment-longs-article.html"> + Comments on Roderick Long's Article</a> + (by RMS)</li> +</ul> - <li><a href="/philosophy/ms-doj-tunney.html">FSF's Statement in - Response to Proposed Revised Final Judgment in Microsoft vs. United - States, submitted to the US Department of Justice under the Tunney - Act</a>.</li> +<h4 id="noip">The propaganda term “<a +href="/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#IntellectualProperty">Intellectual +Property</a>”</h4> +<ul class="no-bullet"> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">*[2004]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/not-ipr.html"> + Did You Say “Intellectual Property”? It's a Seductive Mirage</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2015]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/komongistan.html"> + The Curious History of Komongistan (Busting the term “intellectual + property”)</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2006]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/no-ip-ethos.html"> + Don't Let “Intellectual Property” Twist Your Ethos</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2003]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/ipjustice.html"> + Reject IP Enforcement Directive</a> + — Comments on the rejection of this directive by the International + Civil Liberties Coalition.</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2003]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/boldrin-levine.html"> + Review: Boldrin and Levine, “The Case Against Intellectual + Property”</a> + (by RMS)</li> +</ul> - <li><a href="/philosophy/new-monopoly.html">U.S. Congress Threatens - to Establish a New Kind of Monopoly</a>, an attempt of the Congress - to create a private monopoly over repeating publicly known - information.</li> +<h4 id="sco">Response to SCO's attacks</h4> +<ul class="no-bullet"> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2003-2004]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/sco/sco.html"> + FSF's Position regarding SCO's attacks on Free Software</a></li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2003]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/sco/sco-gnu-linux.html"> + SCO, GNU, and Linux</a> + (by RMS) + — How SCO's lawsuit against IBM pertains to the work of the + GNU project.</li> +</ul> - <li><a href="/philosophy/dat.html">The Right Way to Tax DAT</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/censoring-emacs.html">Censoring My - Software</a>, by Richard Stallman.</li> - - <li><a href="/philosophy/funding-art-vs-funding-software.html">Funding - Art vs Funding Software</a>, by Richard Stallman.</li> +<h3 id="cultural">Cultural and Social Issues</h3> + +<h4 id="society">Digital society</h4> +<ul class="no-bullet"> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">*[2012]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/stallmans-law.html"> + Stallman's Law</a></li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">*[2009]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/digital-inclusion-in-freedom.html"> + Is Digital Inclusion A Good Thing? How Can We Make Sure It Is?</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2007]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/computing-progress.html"> + Computing “progress”: good and bad</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2003]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/wsis.html"> + World Summit on the Information Society</a> + (by RMS)</li> +</ul> - <li><a href="/philosophy/android-and-users-freedom.html"> - Android and Users' Freedom</a></li> +<h4 id="drm">Digital restrictions management</h4> +<ul class="no-bullet"> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">*[2006]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/opposing-drm.html"> + Opposing Digital Rights Mismanagement</a> + (by RMS) + — Answers to a few common questions about DRM.</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">*[2002]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/can-you-trust.html"> + Can You Trust Your Computer?</a> + (by RMS) + — About the so-called “trusted computing” initiatives.</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2013]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/nonfree-games.html"> + Nonfree DRM'd Games on GNU/Linux: Good or Bad?</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2012]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/correcting-france-mistake.html"> + Correcting My Mistake about French Law</a> + (by RMS)</li> +</ul> - <li><a href="/philosophy/ubuntu-spyware.html">Ubuntu Spyware: What to Do?</a></li> +<h4 id="ns">Network Services</h4> +<ul class="no-bullet"> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">*[2010-2020]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/who-does-that-server-really-serve.html"> + Who does that server really serve?</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2020]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/posting-videos.html"> + Posting Videos</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2015]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/whats-wrong-with-youtube.html"> + What's Wrong with YouTube</a></li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2014]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/bug-nobody-allowed-to-understand.html"> + The Bug Nobody is Allowed to Understand</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2011]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/judge-internet-usage.html"> + A wise user judges each Internet usage scenario carefully</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2011]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/keep-control-of-your-computing.html"> + Keep control of your computing, so it doesn't control you!</a> + (by RMS)</li> +</ul> - <li><a href="/philosophy/whats-wrong-with-youtube.html">What's Wrong with - YouTube</a></li> +<h4 id="access">Accessing culture</h4> +<ul class="no-bullet"> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">*[1996-2016]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/right-to-read.html"> + The Right to Read: A Dystopian Short Story</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2012]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/ebooks-must-increase-freedom.html"> + Ebooks must increase our freedom, not decrease it</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2011]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/the-danger-of-ebooks.html"> + The Danger of E-Books</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2010]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/blog/2010/apr/06/digital-economy-bill-richard-stallman"> + Digital economy bill: One clown giveth and the other clown taketh away</a> + (by RMS, on <i>theguardian.com</i>)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2000]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/ebooks.html"> + Ebooks: Freedom Or Copyright</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2000]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/encyclopedia/free-encyclopedia.html"> + The Free Universal Encyclopedia and Learning Resource</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[1999]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/new-monopoly.html"> + U.S. Congress Threatens to Establish a New Kind of Monopoly</a> + — An attempt of the Congress to create a private monopoly over + repeating publicly known information.</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[1999]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/stophr3028.html"> + Stop H.R. 3028 - Protect the Net - Stop the Trademark Monopolists</a> + (by Marc Rotenberg)</li> +</ul> - <li><a href="/philosophy/netscape.html">Netscape and Free Software</a>, - an old article that clarifies some misunderstandings about an - announcement by Netscape.</li> +<h4 id="funding">Funding cultural works</h4> +<ul class="no-bullet"> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2013]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/funding-art-vs-funding-software.html"> + Funding Art vs Funding Software</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[1992]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/dat.html"> + The Right Way to Tax DAT</a> + (by RMS)</li> +</ul> - <li><a href="/philosophy/rms-comment-longs-article.html">Comments on - Roderick Long's Article</a>.</li> +<h4 id="evils">Surveillance, censorship, lock-in, etc.</h4> + +<ul class="no-bullet"> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">*[2013… ]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/proprietary/proprietary.html"> + Proprietary Software Is Often Malware</a> + — Clearly established cases of proprietary software that does + nasty things to the users.</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">*[2015-2019]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/surveillance-vs-democracy.html"> + How Much Surveillance Can Democracy Withstand?</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2021]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/wwworst-app-store.html"> + The WWWorst App Store</a> + (by Alexandre Oliva)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2018]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/phone-anonymous-payment.html"> + Anonymous Payment by Phone</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2018]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/apr/03/facebook-abusing-data-law-privacy-big-tech-surveillance"> + A radical proposal to keep your personal data safe</a> + (by RMS, on <i>theguardian.com</i>)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2018]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/surveillance-testimony.html"> + Surveillance Testimony</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2012]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/ubuntu-spyware.html"> + Ubuntu Spyware: What to Do?</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2009]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/microsoft.html"> + Is Microsoft the Great Satan?</a> + [<a href="/philosophy/microsoft-old.html">older version</a>]</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2008]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/the-root-of-this-problem.html"> + The Problem Is Software Controlled By Its Developer</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2008]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/gates.html"> + It's not the Gates, it's the bars</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2002]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/wassenaar.html"> + The Wassenaar Arrangement</a> + — Encryption software volunteers needed in countries without + export control.</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2002]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/ms-doj-tunney.html"> + FSF's Statement in Response to Proposed Revised Final Judgment in + <cite>Microsoft v. United States</cite></a></li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2000]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/microsoft-verdict.html"> + On the Microsoft Verdict</a></li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[1999]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/microsoft-antitrust.html"> + The Microsoft Antitrust Trial and Free Software</a></li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[1996]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/privacyaction.html"> + Protect Postal Privacy</a> + (by Kathleen Ellis) + — A campaign to resist the proposed rule by the United States + Postal Service to collect private information from customers.</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[1996]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/basic-freedoms.html"> + Freedoms of Speech, Press, and Association</a> + — How to protect these freedoms on the Internet.</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[1996]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/censoring-emacs.html"> + Censoring My Software</a> + (by RMS)</li> </ul> + <h3 id="terminology">Terminology and Definitions</h3> -<ul> - <li><a href="/philosophy/free-hardware-designs.html"> - Free Hardware and Free Hardware Designs</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html">Confusing Words</a> - which You Might Want to Avoid</li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/wipo-PublicAwarenessOfCopyright-2002.html"> - Public Awareness of Copyright, WIPO, June 2002</a>. On how WIPO - recognizes that their system is designed to restrict the public, and - how they propose to modify terminology so that people won't notice.</li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html">Why - “Open Source” misses the point of Free Software</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/free-software-for-freedom.html">“Open - Source Software” or “Free Software”?</a> - (This is an older essay about the same topic as the previous one.)</li> - <li>Richard Stallman wrote <a href="/philosophy/drdobbs-letter.html"> - letter to the editor</a> of Dr. Dobb's Journal in June 2001 which further - explains the distinction between the Free Software and Open Source - movements.</li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/categories.html">Categories of Free and - Non-Free Software</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/loyal-computers.html"> - What Does It Mean for Your Computer to Be Loyal?</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/fs-translations.html">Translations of the - term “free software”</a> into various languages.</li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/why-call-it-the-swindle.html">Why call it the - Swindle</a></li> +<ul class="no-bullet"> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">*[1996… ]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html"> + Words to Avoid (or Use with Care) Because They Are Loaded or Confusing</a></li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[1999… ]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/fs-translations.html"> + Translations of the term “free software”</a> + into various languages.</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[1996-2019]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/categories.html"> + Categories of Free and Nonfree Software</a></li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2013]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/why-call-it-the-swindle.html"> + Why Call It The Swindle?</a> + (by RMS)</li> + <li><!--#set var='DATE' value='<span class="date-tag">[2002]</span>' + --><!--#echo encoding='none' var='DATE' --> + <a href="/philosophy/wipo-PublicAwarenessOfCopyright-2002.html"> + Public Awareness of Copyright, WIPO, June 2002</a> + (by RMS) + — How WIPO recognizes that their system is designed to restrict + the public, and how they propose to modify terminology so that people + won't notice.</li> </ul> -<h3 id="upholding">Upholding Software Freedom</h3> - -<ul> - <li><a href="/philosophy/saying-no-even-once.html">Saying No to unjust - computing even once is help</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/install-fest-devil.html">Install Fests: - What to Do about the Deal with the Devil</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/upgrade-windows.html">What Is the Right Way to - Upgrade an Installation of Windows?</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/use-free-software.html">The Free Software - Community After 20 Years</a>, With great but incomplete success, - what now?</li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/mcvoy.html">Thank You, Larry McVoy</a>, - by Richard M. Stallman.</li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/social-inertia.html"> - Overcoming Social Inertia</a>, by Richard M. Stallman.</li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/compromise.html">Avoiding Ruinous Compromises</a></li> - <li><a href="/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html"> - Free Software Is Even More Important Now</a></li> -</ul> <h3 id="humor">Philosophical humor</h3> -<ul> -<li><a href="/fun/humor.html#Philosophy">Philosophy Humor</a>. - We don't have to be serious <i>all</i> the time.</li> -</ul> +<p><a href="/fun/humor.html#Philosophy">Laugh along with GNU (Philosophy)</a> +— We don't have to be serious <i>all</i> the time.</p> +</div> </div><!-- for id="content", starts in the include above --> <!--#include virtual="/server/footer.html" --> -<div id="footer"> +<div id="footer" role="contentinfo"> <div class="unprintable"> <p>Please send general FSF & GNU inquiries to <a @@ -639,16 +1088,33 @@ href="mailto:webmasters@gnu.org"><webmasters@gnu.org></a>.</p> to <a href="mailto:web-translators@gnu.org"> <web-translators@gnu.org></a>.</p> - <p>For information on coordinating and submitting translations of + <p>For information on coordinating and contributing translations of our web pages, see <a href="/server/standards/README.translations.html">Translations README</a>. --> Please see the <a href="/server/standards/README.translations.html">Translations README</a> for -information on coordinating and submitting translations of this article.</p> +information on coordinating and contributing translations of this article.</p> </div> -<p>Copyright © 1996-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p> +<!-- Regarding copyright, in general, standalone pages (as opposed to + files generated as part of manuals) on the GNU web server should + be under CC BY-ND 4.0. 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