4.5. Origin of Free Software
- In 70s software was not a product. Usually complete OS was distributed with hardware
- Advent of microcomputers opened a "market" for software
- How to treat software: Is it a Formula or Prose?
- Richard Stallman realized the implications of copyright
- Using the machinery for his purpose, he inverted the copyright -> GPL also called Copyleft
4.4. History of Linux (Part Four) | 1. Embedded Linux Training course | 4.6. Licensing Models | |||
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