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1 Large free software projects  





2 Free software by type  





3 Free software products  



3.1  Operating system families  





3.2  Open-source software development products  







4 Free software movement  



4.1  Challenges  





4.2  Free software licenses  



4.2.1  Specific licenses  





4.2.2  License types and standards  







4.3  History of the free software movement  





4.4  Events  





4.5  Organizations  





4.6  Persons influential in the free software movement  



4.6.1  Well known scholars  





4.6.2  Other leading personalities  









5 See also  





6 External links  














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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to free software and the free software movement:

Free softwaresoftware which can be run, studied, examined, modified, and redistributed freely (without any cost). This type of software, which was given its name in 1983, has also come to be known as "open-source software", "software libre", "FOSS", and "FLOSS". The term "Free" refers to it being unfettered, rather than being free of charge.

Large free software projects

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Free software by type

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Free and open-source software packages (by type)

Free software products

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Operating system families

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Open-source software development products

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Free software movement

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Challenges

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Free software licenses

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Specific licenses

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License types and standards

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History of the free software movement

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Events

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Organizations

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Persons influential in the free software movement

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Well known scholars

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Other leading personalities

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  • Eric Allman
  • Brian Behlendorf
  • Keith Bostic
  • Alan Cox
  • Miguel de Icaza
  • Theo de Raadt
  • Jim Gettys
  • Jon Hall
  • Jordan Hubbard
  • Lynne Jolitz
  • William Jolitz
  • Rasmus Lerdorf
  • Marshall Kirk McKusick
  • Bram Moolenaar
  • Ian Murdock
  • Tim O'Reilly
  • Keith Packard
  • Brian Paul
  • Bruce Perens
  • Bob Scheifler
  • Mark Shuttleworth
  • Richard Stallman
  • Linus Torvalds
  • Andrew Tridgell
  • Guido van Rossum
  • Larry Wall
  • See also

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  • Resources from Wikiversity

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