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"Free Software; Free Society"
Selected Essays by Richard M. Stallman
(introduction by Lawrence Lessig)


Front Cover, Table of Contents, etc. (2.9M) stallman_free_software_toc.pdf
Introduction by Lawrence Lessig (1.0M) stallman_free_software_intro.pdf
Chapter 1 -- The GNU Project (6.3M) stallman_free_software_01.pdf
Chapter 2 -- The GNU Manifesto (3.4M) stallman_free_software_02.pdf
Chapter 3 -- Free Software Definition (0.5M) stallman_free_software_03.pdf
Chapter 4 -- Why Software Should Not Have Owners (1.5M) stallman_free_software_04.pdf
Chapter 5 -- What's in a Name? (0.9M) stallman_free_software_05.pdf
Chapter 6 -- Why "Free Software" is Better than "Open Source" (1.5M) stallman_free_software_06.pdf
Chapter 7 -- Releasing Free Software if You Work for A University (0.6M) stallman_free_software_07.pdf
Chapter 8 -- Selling Free Software (0.8M) stallman_free_software_08.pdf
Chapter 9 -- Free Software Needs Free Documentation (0.5M) stallman_free_software_09.pdf
Chapter 10 -- Free Software Song (0.1M) stallman_free_software_10.pdf
Chapter 11 -- The Right to Read (1.3M) stallman_free_software_11.pdf
Chapter 12 -- Misinterpreting Copyright-- A Series of Errors (2.6M) stallman_free_software_12.pdf
Chapter 13 -- Science Must 'Push' Copyright Aside (0.5M) stallman_free_software_13.pdf
Chapter 14 -- What is Copyleft? (0.6M) stallman_free_software_14.pdf
Chapter 15 -- Copyleft: Pragmatic Idealism (0.6M) stallman_free_software_15.pdf
Chapter 16 -- The Danger of Software Patents (6.0M) stallman_free_software_16.pdf
Chapter 17 -- Can You Trust Your Computer? (1.2M) stallman_free_software_17.pdf
Chapter 18 -- Why Software Should Be Free (5.0M) stallman_free_software_18.pdf
Chapter 19 -- Copyright and Globalization in the Age of Computer Networks (7.8M) stallman_free_software_19.pdf
Chapter 20 -- Free Software; Freedom and Cooperation (14.4M) stallman_free_software_20.pdf
Chapter 21 -- Words to Avoid (2.3M) stallman_free_software_21.pdf
The Licenses:
  • GNU General Public License
  • GNU Lesser General Public License
  • GNU Free Documentation License
(7.0M) stallman_free_software_lic.pdf
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