Hi, On Thu, Apr 1, 2021 at 2:06 PM Joao Silva <joao1...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I do dare to ask a dumb question, after reading several post about FSF. > > Can anyone explain what is FSF, i'm just a simple tech guy!
Free Software Foundation, aka the ones who fund the GNU organization (GPL, GCC, BinUtils [as, ld], Hurd, etc). Actually, Red Hat might do most of the work on BinUtils nowadays, but it's still copyright-owned by GNU. * https://www.fsf.org/ * https://gcc.gnu.org/ To be "Free" (libre), you must have the essential "four freedoms": * https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.en.html " * The freedom to run the program as you wish, for any purpose (freedom 0). * The freedom to study how the program works, and change it so it does your computing as you wish (freedom 1). Access to the source code is a precondition for this. * The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help others (freedom 2). * The freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions to others (freedom 3). By doing this you can give the whole community a chance to benefit from your changes. Access to the source code is a precondition for this. " (Corrections or clarifications welcome.) _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
