From b2b3838544d6286c9d9b3d9b6b3986d1cfd0ad37 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: thing1 Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 12:02:02 +0100 Subject: marking the first section as done --- writeup/writeup.tex | 31 ++++++++++++++++--------------- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) (limited to 'writeup/writeup.tex') diff --git a/writeup/writeup.tex b/writeup/writeup.tex index 7063986..00fb254 100644 --- a/writeup/writeup.tex +++ b/writeup/writeup.tex @@ -86,14 +86,6 @@ It is important that one does not confuse Free Software with software that is mo 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 can not 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 @@ -101,14 +93,23 @@ it is to better the users freedom. They both use the same methods to achieve dif often leads them to be commonly used together, as the benifits 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}; +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 can not 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 \textit{Windows}, Apple's \textit{iOS}, +and Google's \textit{Chrome} web browser. + +Many people don't know that they already use Free Software\cite{COMMONfoss}, but often the tools +they use most often are Free Software. A few examples of this are, 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. 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 is Firefox\cite{FIREFOX} a Free Software web browser made by Mozilla -that makes up 2.71\% of the browser market share as of 2024, however in the past has had up to -30\%\cite{BROWSERmarketshare}. + A final example is Firefox\cite{FIREFOX} a Free Software web browser made by Mozilla that +makes up 2.71\% of the browser market share as of 2024, however in the past has had up to +30\%\cite{BROWSERmarketshare}.These are all more modern examples of Free Software, howevever over +the past 40 years, there have been countless others. \section{A brief history of FOSS Software} \section{Examples of Free Software} \section{Comparing Free Software to its proprietary counterparts} -- cgit v1.2.3