As Torvalds rolled out new versions of Linux, it stood for more than free software.
It says that non-free software is an inferior solution to the practical problem at hand.
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"This happens every couple of years, " said Bradley Kuhn , president of the Free Software Foundation.
Certainly Richard Stallman did not envision this when he created the paradigm of Free Software.
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Millions of computer systems appeared well prepared, because of a free software patch from Microsoft.
For many users, the basic, free software shipped with a netbook will be quite enough.
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To discourage "free riders, " public radio should become like shareware, the free software available over the Internet.
Zango's predecessor, N-case, bundled free software like MP3 utilities without adequately informing users they were also getting spyware.
AppLink is the free software program that gives SYNC users voice control of apps stored on their smartphone.
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Google has a long history of supporting the development of free software through its Summer of Code program.
It uses free software called FrontlineSMS that turns a laptop and a mobile phone into a text-broadcasting hub.
Apple released a free software update for the iPhone on Friday, and it's packed with updates big and small.
Using free software (developed by my lab), you can scan that DNA for mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2.
Ellison volunteered free software to make the system work, but got no takers.
Sonos also released a free software update for the Sonos Wireless HiFi System.
It even requires states to give sellers free software to calculate the tax.
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We also pointed out that free software's rise counters the Justice Department's contention that Microsoft is an illegal monopoly.
In the free software market Microsoft faces competition from many others including AVG, Alwil Avast, Avira Antivir and Comodo.
Users of previous versions of Office will need to install free software to read documents in the new file formats.
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Big software firms derided the idea that anyone would put their trust in free software written by mysterious online collectives.
For one thing, the core element of Linux is distributed under a general public license maintained by the Free Software Foundation.
When a client's business dropped off, she says, employees were told to "warm-call" them offering free software upgrades and volume discounts.
Corsair will soon release a free software driver update which adds Dolby Headphone 2.0 to the Vengeance 2000 Wireless gaming headset.
Its free software works with Internet Explorer and allows you to "prefetch" Web sites by running your mouse over page links.
Last month, DIRECTV HD customers received a free software upgrade enabling them to have access to the 3D channels on DIRECTV.
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The software is available for free elsewhere, and if users were interested in the free software, they probably already knew about it.
The rift in the definitions causes a few select cases where the licenses are open source but not technically free software licenses.
Instead, Jobs promised a free software update for all iPhones that will let them find their location using a redesigned Maps application.
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