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\geometry{
a4paper,
total={170mm,257mm},
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\author{Lucas Standen}
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\begin{document}
\maketitle
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\newpage
\tableofcontents
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-\section{What is free software?}
+\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
+ \item[Free Software] This term refers to software under specific licenses, making them
+ free for the user to use (free as in freedom, not the monetary cost). This will
+ be covered further in the next section.
+ \item[Open Source] This term refers to a piece of software, where the original code for it
+ is publicly available. This too will be covered further in the next section.
+ \item[FOSS] An acronym for "Free and Open Source Software".
+\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
+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:
+\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}