Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software
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| Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software | |
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 The book cover, picturing Richard Stallman. |
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| Author | Sam Williams |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Biography |
| Publisher | O'Reilly Media |
| Publication date | March 1, 2002 |
| ISBN | 0-596-00287-4 |
| OCLC Number | 49044520 |
| LC Classification | QA76.2.S73 W55 2002 |
Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software (ISBN 0-596-00287-4) is a free book licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License about the life of Richard Stallman, written by Sam Williams and published by O'Reilly Media on March 1, 2002.
Williams conducted several interviews with Stallman during the writing of the book as well as interviewing some of Stallman's class mates, and his mother.
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[edit] Structure
The book is divided into fourteen chapters and three appendices which include one for the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL).
[edit] License
Uncommonly for biographies, Free as in Freedom was published under the GNU Free Documentation License, which allows modification and redistribution of the text, photographs contained therein, as well as the cover: its texts, photograph and elements of design.
[edit] Writing
Sam Williams has written an article[1] about the process of writing FaiF, recording the license negotiations that led to this book being published under a free license. OnLamp also interviewed Williams in 2002 about the writing process[2].
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Free as in Freedom: Chapter 14". Oreilly.com. http://oreilly.com/openbook/freedom/ch14.html. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
- ^ "How Will History View Richard Stallman? - An interview with Sam Williams, author of Free as in Freedom by Bruce Stewart, 02/28/2002". Onlamp.com. http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2002/02/28/williams.html. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
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Wikisource has original text related to this article: |
- A full web edition of the book in the O'Reilly online catalog
- Free as in Freedom in O'Reillys Online Catalog
- Searchable version in multiple (open standard) formats produced using GPL3 software, SiSU
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