Difference between revisions of "Free information"
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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. Most frequently encountered are software libre projects. | '''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. Most frequently encountered are software libre projects. | ||
| − | =Works Originating at Virginia Tech= | + | ==Works Originating at Virginia Tech== |
Below are listed the known original free works made by individuals associated with Virginia Tech. | Below are listed the known original free works made by individuals associated with Virginia Tech. | ||
| − | ==Software Libre== | + | ===Software Libre=== |
* [[GEZEL]] | * [[GEZEL]] | ||
* [[OSSIE]] | * [[OSSIE]] | ||
* [[VTCalendar]] | * [[VTCalendar]] | ||
| − | ==Cultural Works== | + | ===Cultural Works=== |
* [[Gobblerpedia]] | * [[Gobblerpedia]] | ||
* [[Uniluug]] | * [[Uniluug]] | ||
| − | =Virginia Tech Projects Leveraging Existing Works= | + | ==Virginia Tech Projects Leveraging Existing Works== |
Listed below are known Virginia Tech projects that primarily use software libre. | Listed below are known Virginia Tech projects that primarily use software libre. | ||
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* [[Webmail]] | * [[Webmail]] | ||
| − | =External Links= | + | ==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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Revision as of 21:34, 25 February 2011
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. Most frequently encountered are software libre projects.
Contents
Works Originating at Virginia Tech
Below are listed the known original free works made by individuals associated with Virginia Tech.
Software Libre
Cultural Works
Virginia Tech Projects Leveraging Existing Works
Listed below are known Virginia Tech projects that primarily use software libre.
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.
