Software libre

Software Libre (or libre software, or Free software) is software released in a way which grants users the freedom to run, copy, study, change, improve and share the software. See The Free Software Definition.

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Overview
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Case Studies
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Libre Licences
What is a "libre licence"?

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Libre software in education
Learn about the use of libre software in education:

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How much libre software exists?
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Become a user of libre software
If you are one of those who was introduced to computers with a non-libre operating system and have not tried anything else, the following will help you get started with using libre software.

WikiEducator tutorials
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External resources
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Advocating Libre Software
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Applications
Explore specific libre software applications of interest in depth. First find them (and add to the list below).

Systems administration
There is a growing need for administrators of libre software systems. These are special people (typically geeks, among other qualities) with a deep knowledge and understanding of operating systems and server-side applications and services.

Philosophy
The philosophy of libre software is deep and the topic is the source of many rich discussions. Discuss the following and add topics which have inspired debate among co-learners below.

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Libre software on phones and other devices
Libre software is found on/in many a device. Explore the links below and then search wider and add to the list.

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Become a contributor
Almost anyone can contribute to libre software at some level.

Users can contribute bug reports and feature requests. Writers can write documentation. Educators can write tutorials and other learning activities. Developers can write code. Testers can test. Etc.

The following sections provide pointers on how you can contribute.

Developer perspective

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External Resources

 * FLOSS Manuals
 * Free Technology Academy
 * The Free Software Definition
 * Libre software (Wikipedia)
 * Free software portal (Wikipedia)
 * Who does that server really serve?
 * Free file format (Wikipedia)
 * Free Software Map
 * GNU/Linux naming controversy (Wikipedia)
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