'''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 TechSoftware Libre==Below are listed '''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 known original free works made by individuals associated with Virginia Tech.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 LibreProjects Originating at Virginia Tech===

===Cultural Works===* [[Gobblerpedia]]* [[Uniluug]] ==Virginia Tech Projects Leveraging Existing WorksSoftware Libre===Listed below are known Virginia Tech projects that primarily use software libre.