Free software

(Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software 2009/10/26)

Free software / (n.) /自由軟體

解釋： Free software, software libre or libre software is software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction, and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified form either without restriction, or with minimal restrictions only to ensure that further recipients can also do these things and that manufacturers of consumer-facing hardware allow user modifications to their hardware.

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中文翻譯: 自由軟體(Free software)、 自由軟體或自由軟體是硬體的的軟體，可以使用、 學習，和修改不受限制，和可以複製和分發，修改或未修改的格式不受限制，或僅以確保進一步的收件人，還可以做這些事情，並面向消費製造商允許使用者對其硬體所做的修改的最小限制。

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