Changes for page 3. Free Software and Open Source Software
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... ... @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ 1 -There are two major philosophical movements that offer an alternative to proprietary software: the Free Software movement, primarily represented by the **Free Software Foundation, or FSF** for short, and the Open Source movement, primarily represented by the **Open Source Initiative, or OSI** for short. Note that the "free" in free software stands for "freedom" in a broad sense, not just "free of charge", but we will come back to that soon. 1 +There are two major philosophical movements that offer an alternative to strictly protected, also called "proprietary" software: the Free Software movement, primarily represented by the **Free Software Foundation, or FSF** for short, and the Open Source movement, primarily represented by the **Open Source Initiative, or OSI** for short. Note that the "free" in free software stands for "freedom" in a broad sense, not just "free of charge", but we will come back to that soon. 2 2 3 3 ### Common Principles 4 4