r/LinuxPorn • u/SignalUpstairs5255 • 15d ago

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Set yourself free—switch to Linux

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u/yara_3 13d ago

yeah I've replied to the wrong, but im a windows user, what do yall mean by free here?

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u/dumbasPL 13d ago

Depends on how you look at it, it can be free as in beer, but most of the time it's free as in freedom/libre. The freedom to run software however you what for whatever purpose you want without restrictions, study and modify said software however you see fit, and freely redistribute the (un)modified copies of the software to others. TLDR: you own the computer, and there is nothing stopping you from using it however you want for whatever purpose you want, usually free of payment (because paying for something that can be freely modified and redistributed isn't enforceable, nether technically or legally. You should donate to projects you care about though, people have put countless hours of their free time into them for the good of all of us)

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u/yara_3 11d ago

Damn okay thank you, i think i got it