New landing page for Free Software (#1318)
* Adds a new /freesoftware page * Special CSS for pie chart and icon-grid * Some new icons Co-authored-by: max.mehl <max.mehl@fsfe.org> Co-authored-by: Reinhard Müller <reinhard@fsfe.org>
This commit is contained in:
@@ -6,67 +6,275 @@
|
||||
<head>
|
||||
<title>Free Software - FSFE</title>
|
||||
</head>
|
||||
<body>
|
||||
<h1>Introduction to Free Software</h1>
|
||||
<body class="toplevel freesoftware">
|
||||
<!-- @TRANSLATORS: Please do not translate this page before 10 May. Some breaking changes may occur until then -->
|
||||
<h1>What is Free Software</h1>
|
||||
<div id="introduction">
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
The principles of Free Software are simple but it is important to not
|
||||
get confused by the underlying complexity caused by its long history.
|
||||
Learn about the <a href="#freedoms">four freedoms</a> and their meaning,
|
||||
the fundamentals about <a href="#licences">Free Software licenses</a>,
|
||||
the most common <a href="#synonyms">synonyms</a>, and the <a
|
||||
href="#advantages">advantages</a> that Free Software provides.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<div id="introduction">
|
||||
|
||||
<div class="image">
|
||||
<img alt="Stars" src="/graphics/stars-smaller.png" />
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
Looking beyond the circle of software itself, you can read more about
|
||||
the interplay of Free Software with <a href="#more">other fields</a>
|
||||
like education, procurement and democracy.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>Access to software determines who may participate in a
|
||||
digital society. Free Software gives you the freedoms
|
||||
to <a href="/about/basics/freesoftware.html"> use, study, share, and
|
||||
improve</a> software. This allow equal participation and
|
||||
affects many apects of modern society. These sections introduce
|
||||
the role of Free Software in key areas and provide links to
|
||||
further information.</p>
|
||||
<h2 id="freedoms">The Four Freedoms</h2>
|
||||
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
The term Free Software was created in 1986. Free Software refers to
|
||||
freedom, not price. It guarantees its users the essential four freedoms.
|
||||
The absence of at least one of these freedoms means an application is
|
||||
proprietary, so non‐Free Software.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<ul class="overview">
|
||||
<!-- Pie chart and text adopted from p.4 of the PMPC brochure -->
|
||||
<div class="fsgrid">
|
||||
<div class="pie">
|
||||
<div class="pie-use"><p>Use</p></div>
|
||||
<div class="pie-study"><p>Study</p></div>
|
||||
<div class="pie-share"><p>Share</p></div>
|
||||
<div class="pie-improve"><p>Improve</p></div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
|
||||
<div class="icon-grid icons-sm">
|
||||
<ul>
|
||||
<li>
|
||||
<img src="/graphics/icons/pie-topleft.png" alt=""/>
|
||||
<div>
|
||||
<h3>Use</h3>
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
Free Software can be used for any purpose and is free of
|
||||
restrictions such as licence expiry or geographic limitations.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
</li>
|
||||
|
||||
<li>
|
||||
<img src="/graphics/icons/pie-topright.png" alt=""/>
|
||||
<div>
|
||||
<h3>Study</h3>
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
Free Software can be shared and copied at virtually no cost.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
</li>
|
||||
|
||||
<li>
|
||||
<img src="/graphics/icons/pie-bottomleft.png" alt=""/>
|
||||
<div>
|
||||
<h3>Share</h3>
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
Free Software and its code can be studied by anyone, without
|
||||
non‐disclosure agreements or similar restrictions.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
</li>
|
||||
|
||||
<li>
|
||||
<img src="/graphics/icons/pie-bottomright.png" alt=""/>
|
||||
<div>
|
||||
<h3>Improve</h3>
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
Free Software can be modified by anyone, and these improvements
|
||||
can be shared publicly.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
</li>
|
||||
</ul>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
|
||||
<h2 id="licences">Licenses</h2>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
The four freedoms are given by a software’s licence. Software licences
|
||||
define the conditions under which a programme can be used and reused. For
|
||||
it to be Free Software, the licence text must contain at least the four
|
||||
freedoms. The <a
|
||||
href="https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html">Free Software
|
||||
Foundation</a> and the <a
|
||||
href="https://opensource.org/licenses/category">Open Source Initiative</a>
|
||||
maintain lists of reviewed and approved licences. An application can
|
||||
usually not be considered Free Software, if its licence does not appear in
|
||||
one of these lists.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
There are a multitude of licences with different focal points, and a
|
||||
software product or parts of it can also be licenced under more than one
|
||||
licence. The actual selection is a strategic question but you are advised
|
||||
to pick one of the most widely used licences.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<h2 id="synonyms">Synonyms</h2>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
Over the course of time, people came up with additional labels for Free
|
||||
Software. Often the motivation for these terms is to highlight different
|
||||
aspects and to avoid confusion.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
Free Software is the original term, created in 1986 when the <a
|
||||
href="/freesoftware/gnuproject.html">GNU project</a> defined the four
|
||||
freedoms mentioned above. In 1998, "Open Source" has been set up as a
|
||||
marketing campaign for Free Software but with the same freedoms in mind.
|
||||
Other widely known labels for Free Software are "Libre Software",
|
||||
initiated to avoid the ambiguity of the English word "free", and "FOSS" or
|
||||
"FLOSS" as abbreviations for "Free (Libre) and Open Source Software".
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
The level of freedom a particular software offers is always determined by
|
||||
the licence, not the label. In other words, don’t get confused by
|
||||
different terms for the same features. If you are interested in the
|
||||
historical background and why we prefer the original term, you can <a
|
||||
class="learn-more"
|
||||
href="/freesoftware/comparison.html">Read more...</a>
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<h2 id="advantages">Advantages</h2>
|
||||
|
||||
<!-- adopted from PMPC brochure p.16+17 -->
|
||||
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
Free Software is about freedom. In practice, this provides numerous
|
||||
advantages for users, organisations, businesses and administrations.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<div class="icon-grid">
|
||||
<ul>
|
||||
<li>
|
||||
<img src="/graphics/icons/autonomy.png" alt="" />
|
||||
<div>
|
||||
<h3>Autonomy</h3>
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
Free Software helps to develop and maintain tailored software that
|
||||
suits your needs, not just the vendor's business model.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
</li>
|
||||
|
||||
<li>
|
||||
<img src="/graphics/icons/collaboration.png" alt="" />
|
||||
<div>
|
||||
<h3>Collaboration</h3>
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
Free Software can be shared and used in a non-exclusive way by
|
||||
everyone – serving the public good.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
</li>
|
||||
|
||||
<li>
|
||||
<img src="/graphics/icons/share-copy.png" alt="" />
|
||||
<div>
|
||||
<h3>Share & Copy</h3>
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
A Free Software licence allows a limitless number of installations
|
||||
to be run, without paying extra.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
</li>
|
||||
|
||||
<li>
|
||||
<img src="/graphics/icons/no-lock-in.png" alt="" />
|
||||
<div>
|
||||
<h3>No Lock-in</h3>
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
Free Software licenses reinforce independence from vendors and
|
||||
provide more choice in service providers.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
</li>
|
||||
|
||||
<li>
|
||||
<img src="/graphics/icons/reuse.png" alt="" />
|
||||
<div>
|
||||
<h3>Reuse Code</h3>
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
Free Software provides the freedom to reuse the code for other
|
||||
projects.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
</li>
|
||||
|
||||
<li>
|
||||
<img src="/graphics/icons/innovation.png" alt="" />
|
||||
<div>
|
||||
<h3>Innovation</h3>
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
A Free Software licence encourages innovation for your software.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
</li>
|
||||
|
||||
<li>
|
||||
<img src="/graphics/icons/competition.png" alt="" />
|
||||
<div>
|
||||
<h3>Competition</h3>
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
Free Software prevents monopolies and enhances competition.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
</li>
|
||||
|
||||
<li>
|
||||
<img src="/graphics/icons/security.png" alt="" />
|
||||
<div>
|
||||
<h3>Security</h3>
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
Free Software allows for independent security checks that help
|
||||
close security holes faster.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
</li>
|
||||
</ul>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
|
||||
<h2 id="more">Further insights</h2>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
The numerous advantages of Free Software are a benefit in itself, but also contribute positively to other technical and non-technical fields. Since the FSFE's foundation in 2001, we have been exploring different areas and how Free Software can make a difference.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<ul>
|
||||
<li>
|
||||
<h3><a href="/freesoftware/basics/summary.html">Free Software: its origin and definition</a></h3>
|
||||
<strong><a href="/freesoftware/democracy.html">Democracy</a></strong>:
|
||||
technology greatly influences today's society. That is why control over
|
||||
technology has to be in the hands of everybody, not just a small group.
|
||||
</li>
|
||||
|
||||
<li>
|
||||
<h3><a href="/freesoftware/society/society.html">Society</a></h3>
|
||||
<strong><a href="/activities/os/">Open Standards</a></strong>: Open
|
||||
Standards allow people to share all kinds of data freely and with
|
||||
perfect fidelity. They prevent lock-in and other artificial barriers to
|
||||
interoperability, and promote choice between vendors and technology
|
||||
solutions.
|
||||
</li>
|
||||
|
||||
<li>
|
||||
<h3><a href="/freesoftware/education/education.html">Education</a></h3>
|
||||
<strong><a href="/activities/education/">Education</a></strong>: Free
|
||||
Software is pedagogically superior, its basic spirit involving freedom
|
||||
and cooperation is the same spirit of education in a democratic
|
||||
environment.
|
||||
</li>
|
||||
|
||||
<li>
|
||||
<h3><a href="/freesoftware/enterprise/enterprise.html">Enterprise</a></h3>
|
||||
<strong><a href="/activities/procurement/">Public
|
||||
Procurement</a></strong>: Free Software is a perfect fit for the public
|
||||
sector. It is a public resource that government organisations can use,
|
||||
study, improve, and share with each other. For citizens, this means
|
||||
transparency, cost efficiency, and the freedom to interact with their
|
||||
government in the way that suits them best.
|
||||
</li>
|
||||
|
||||
<!--
|
||||
<li>
|
||||
<h3><a href="/freesoftware/public-sector/public-sector.html">Public sector</a></h3>
|
||||
</li>
|
||||
-->
|
||||
|
||||
<li>
|
||||
<h3><a href="/freesoftware/legal/legal.html">Legal</a></h3>
|
||||
</li>
|
||||
|
||||
<li>
|
||||
<h3><a href="/freesoftware/support/support.html">Getting support</a></h3>
|
||||
</li>
|
||||
|
||||
<!--
|
||||
<li>
|
||||
<h3><a href="/freesoftware/statistics/statistics.html">Statistics</a></h3>
|
||||
</li>
|
||||
-->
|
||||
|
||||
</ul>
|
||||
|
||||
</ul>
|
||||
|
||||
</body>
|
||||
|
||||
<timestamp>$Date: 2010-08-06 14:09:58 +0200 (Fri, 06 Aug 2010) $ $Author: maelle $</timestamp>
|
||||
</html>
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
Reference in New Issue
Block a user