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Why Not All Free Software Is Free

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Meet Matt Lee, the Technical Lead at Creative Commons. He has a good beard, true, but he also believes very strongly in concept of Free Software. Not free as in a free lunch, but free as in free speech. Allow him to explain.

In this video, he explains the four key characteristics that make a piece of software Free. You’ll soon realize why iTunes, while it may not cost a cent, is far from free. (Note: there’s quite a bit of audio clipping in the video, but hey, get over it.) [Computerphile]

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