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'''Free information''' or '''free content''' is any kind of functional work, artwork, or other creative content, which meets the free content definition,<ref>http://freecontentdefinition.org/Definition</ref> by having no restrictions on one's freedom to use, distribute copies, modify, and to distribute derived works of the content.<ref>http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-doc.html</ref> Free information in its various forms is leveraged and created by a number of Virginia Tech services and projects.

==Software Libre==
'''Software libre''' or '''free software''' is software that allows all users to:
# Run the software as they wish
# Study and change the source code as they wish
# Copy and distribute the software as they wish
# Create and distribute modified versions as they wish

A number of projects at Virginia Tech either leverage existing software libre, or new projects themselves.

===Software Libre Projects Originating at Virginia Tech===
* [[GEZEL]]
* [[OSSIE]]
* [[VTCalendar]]

===Virginia Tech Projects Leveraging Software Libre===
* [[Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Team]]
* [[L2ORK]]
* [[Scholar]]
* [[Webmail]]

==Free Cultural Works==
Some free cultural works have also originated at from Virginia Tech. These include:
* [[Gobblerpedia]]
* [[Linux and Unix Users Group Wiki]]
* [[Uniluug]]

==External Links==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_content Wikipedia Free content article]
* [http://freedomdefined.org/Definition Freedom Defined definition of free cultural works]

==References==
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