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diff --git a/writeup/writeup.tex b/writeup/writeup.tex index 22b7bfd..ab3cbdb 100644 --- a/writeup/writeup.tex +++ b/writeup/writeup.tex @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ \usepackage{graphicx} \usepackage{forest} \usepackage{tikz-qtree} +\usepackage{setspace} \addbibresource{ref.bib} @@ -35,14 +36,26 @@ development and privacy space?} \maketitle \newpage + +\section{Using this document} +This document is written using the {\LaTeX} text compiler. The compiler has set up clickable links, +clickable references and a clickable table of contents, so please use these to your advantage. +The Tex source and Bib Tex bibliography is available for all at +\url{https://github.com/standenboy/epq/}. + \tableofcontents \newpage +\setlength{\parskip}{1em} + {\setlength{\parindent}{0cm} +\section{A brief introduction} + \section{Used language in this paper} Throughout this paper I will use language specific to the field of computer science, and as such it makes sense to provide a brief overview for those who don't know what specific terms mean. + \begin{description} \item[Licenses] In this setting a license is a legal document that is distributed with almost all modern software, which describes how someone can use a piece of software @@ -55,28 +68,59 @@ it makes sense to provide a brief overview for those who don't know what specifi \end{description} \section{What is Free Software?} -The free software movement is one that has been active for over 40 years \cite{GNUmaifesto}, it has +The Free Software movement is one that has been active for over 40 years \cite{GNUmaifesto}, it has created some of the most important tools in computing that are used by billions on a daily basis. It is so engraved in our lives, yet so few even know what the term means; In a simple note, it is software for a computer, phone or other device that can be used without violating the users freedom. -The definition of what violates a users freedom can vary depending on who you ask, but it was -originally said as follows: +The definition of what counts Free Software and what is software freedom can vary depending on who +you ask, but it was originally written that software that allows the following freedoms is +Free Software: + \begin{description} \item[0] The freedom to run a program for any purpose \item[1] The freedom to study how a program works, and modify it to your needs \item[2] The freedom to redistribute a piece of software \item[3] The freedom to redistribute a edited version of software publicly \end{description} -These freedoms were originally set down by Richard Stallman\cite{FOSSdef}. -\section{A brief history of FOSS software} -\section{Examples of free software} -\section{Comparing free software to its proprietary counterparts} -\section{What makes free software so appealing to developers?} -\section{What makes free software so appealing to privacy experts?} -\section{Where else is free software used and why?} -\section{What's next for the free software space?} +\textit{These freedoms were written by Richard Stallman\cite{FOSSdef} who is ever + important in this space.} + +It is important that one does not confuse Free Software with software that is monetarily free, +this is known as Freeware. Free Software defends the users rights to use and modify software and +is not focused on its cost. + +The main goal of Free Software is to allow the user to have as much freedom as possible when using +a piece of software for any purpose. This is in contrast to the traditional alternative, called +Proprietary Software, which can be defined as software that the user cant edit modify or +redistribute without the original publishers permission. This kind of software intentionally +restricts the users freedom, usually for the purpose of profit or control of the software. Some +common examples of Proprietary Software, are Microsoft's windows, Apple's iOS, and Google's chrome +web browser. + +One should also note the differences between Free Software and Open Source software. In open source +software, like Free Software, the original code for a program is available to anyone, however +in Open Source, this is to better the projects development and usability, whereas in Free Software +it is to better the users freedom. They both use the same methods to achieve differing goals; this +often leads them to be commonly used together, as the freedoms a user gets from Free Software is +much the same in Open Source software, and vice versa. + +Many people don't know that they already use Free Software\cite{COMMONfoss}, but often there core +tools are Free Software, or are reliant on it. A few examples of this are, Dovecot\cite{DOVECOT}; +an email server which some major email providers use and is Free Software and commonly used, +Krita\cite{KRITA}; a graphics design and art tool that is used frequently in animation, and other +digital art, is made and managed by the KDE foundation\cite{KDE}, who make exclusively Free +Software. A final example if Firefox\cite{FIREFOX} is a Free Software web browser made by Mozilla +that makes up 2.71\% of the browser market share, however in the past has had up to +30\%\cite{BROWSERmarketshare}. +\section{A brief history of FOSS Software} +\section{Examples of Free Software} +\section{Comparing Free Software to its proprietary counterparts} +\section{What makes Free Software so appealing to developers?} +\section{What makes Free Software so appealing to privacy experts?} +\section{Where else is Free Software used and why?} +\section{What's next for the Free Software space?} \section{Final thoughts} \newpage |