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<title>Free Software - FSFE</title>
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<h2>Free Software, Free Society</h2>
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<p id="introduction">
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Free in Free Software is referring to freedom, not price. More
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precisely, it is about the four freedoms to <a
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href="/freesoftware/basics/4freedoms.en.html">use, study, share
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and improve</a> software.
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The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) was founded in 2001 as
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the sister organisation of the Free Software Foundation (FSF) in
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the USA to take care of all aspects of <a
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href="freesoftware.html">Free Software</a> in Europe.
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You'll find in this section basic information on Free Software,
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its history, its current relevance for our society, our economy
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and our educational system, but also some information on the legal
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aspects of Free software and much more.
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<h2 id="subpages">Navigation</h2>
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<h3><a href="http://www.fsfe.org/freesoftware/basics/summary.en.html">General information</a></h3>
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General information to better understand Free Software, its
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history and philosophy.
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<h3><a href="/freesoftware/education/home.html">Education</a></h3>
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Learn about the importance of Free Software in the education.
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<h3><a href="/freesoftware/society/home.html">Society</a></h3>
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Read more about the benefits of Free Software for our society.
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<h3><a href="/freesoftware/economy/home.html">Economy</a></h3>
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More information on the economic model of Free Software and
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their advantages for our economy.
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<h3><a href="/freesoftware/legal/home.html">Legal</a></h3>
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Get acquainted to the licenses of Free Software and the
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underlying logic.
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<h3><a href="/freesoftware/transcripts/">Transcripts</a></h3>
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If you want to get deeper into the subject, you'll find a list
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of transcripts of talks dealing with Free Software.
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<p>The Free Software movement was started in 1984 in the United States.
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Since then it has been growing and expanding, so that it is now present
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on the 5 continents and has penetrated all the spheres of our society.
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If you want to see some figures, have a look at the <a href="/freesoftware/statistics">statistics' page</a>.</p>
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<timestamp>$Date: 2010-08-06 14:09:58 +0200 (Fri, 06 Aug 2010) $ $Author: maelle $</timestamp>
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