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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 | + | '''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 | ||
| − | ==Software Libre== | + | A number of projects at Virginia Tech either leverage existing software libre, or new projects themselves. |
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| + | ===Software Libre Projects Originating at Virginia Tech=== | ||
* [[GEZEL]] | * [[GEZEL]] | ||
* [[OSSIE]] | * [[OSSIE]] | ||
* [[VTCalendar]] | * [[VTCalendar]] | ||
| − | == | + | ===Virginia Tech Projects Leveraging Software Libre=== |
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| − | =Virginia Tech Projects Leveraging | ||
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* [[Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Team]] | * [[Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Team]] | ||
* [[L2ORK]] | * [[L2ORK]] | ||
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* [[Webmail]] | * [[Webmail]] | ||
| − | =External Links= | + | ==Free Cultural Works== |
| + | Some free cultural works have also originated at from Virginia Tech. These include: | ||
| + | * [[Gobblerpedia]] | ||
| + | * [[Linux and Unix Users Group Wiki]] | ||
| + | * [[Uniluug]] | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_content Wikipedia Free content article] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_content Wikipedia Free content article] | ||
* [http://freedomdefined.org/Definition Freedom Defined definition of free cultural works] | * [http://freedomdefined.org/Definition Freedom Defined definition of free cultural works] | ||
| − | =References= | + | ==References== |
<references /> | <references /> | ||
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| + | [[Category:Campus computing resources]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:26, 14 October 2012
Free information or free content is any kind of functional work, artwork, or other creative content, which meets the free content definition,[1] by having no restrictions on one's freedom to use, distribute copies, modify, and to distribute derived works of the content.[2] Free information in its various forms is leveraged and created by a number of Virginia Tech services and projects.
Contents
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
Virginia Tech Projects Leveraging Software Libre
Free Cultural Works
Some free cultural works have also originated at from Virginia Tech. These include:
External Links
References
This article has been modified from an original version written for Wikipedia. The original version was made available under the CC-BY-SA 3.0 Unported license.
