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The Source is a news and opinion site covering the Free, Libre, and Open Source Software (FLOSS) world!

We subscribe to the Four Freedoms given in the Free Software Foundation’s Free Software Definition:

Free software is a matter of the users’ freedom to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve the software. More precisely, it refers to four kinds of freedom, for the users of the software:

* The freedom to run the program, for any purpose (freedom 0).
* The freedom to study how the program works, and change it to make it do what you wish (freedom 1). Access to the source code is a precondition for this.
* The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor (freedom 2).
* The freedom to improve the program, and release your improvements (and modified versions in general) to the public, so that the whole community benefits (freedom 3). Access to the source code is a precondition for this.

A program is free software if users have all of these freedoms. Thus, you should be free to redistribute copies, either with or without modifications, either gratis or charging a fee for distribution, to anyone anywhere. Being free to do these things means (among other things) that you do not have to ask or pay for permission.

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If you have questions, comments, story suggestions or would like to contribute an article, please feel free to send me an email: jason.melton [at] gmail [dot] com.

I’m on Japan time, by the way, so factor that into your expectations on response time.