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 - how-tos
 - software/service reviews
 
+These posts are intended to be written in collaboration, since I have only so
+much experience.  Please send your software reviews and guides to me via this
+email:
+
+[huyngo+freeguide@disroot.org](mailto:huyngo+freeguide@disroot.org)
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+---
+title: "Why you should use free software?"
+date: 2021-06-24
+layout: wiki
+wiki: freeguide
+tags: [compilation, "free software", "proprietary", reason]
+---
+
+Free software is about freedom, not price[^1].  *Freedom* here refers to:
+
+0. The freedom to **run** the program as you wish, for any purpose
+   (**freedom 0**).
+1. The freedom to **study** how the program works, and **change** it so it
+   does your computing as you wish (**freedom 1**). Access to the source code
+   is a precondition for this.
+2. The freedom to **redistribute** copies so you can help others
+   (**freedom 2**).
+3. The freedom to **distribute copies of your modified versions** to others
+   (**freedom 3**). By doing this you can give the whole community a chance to
+   benefit from your changes. Access to the source code is a precondition for
+   this.
+
+At first glance, you would think that most users would only benefit from
+**freedom 0** and **freedom 2**.  While it is true that most would not
+exercise freedom 1 and freedom 3, they do indirectly benefits users.  Because
+the original programmers allows derivative programs to be distributed, they
+cannot implement malicious anti-features, such as spying or fraud without being
+spotted.  Being free software is thus the prerequisite for being
+user-respecting software.
+
+There are of course competing reasons for choosing software, such as
+user-friendliness/ease-of-use.  While these requirements are rather subjective,
+I do agree that some free software programs have less fancy UI (like ) and
+sometimes not easy to use (like GIMP).  It is up to you to decide the balance
+between criteria, but there is certainly strong reasons to prefer free
+software, *ceteris paribus*[^2]
+
+The content below consists of lists of bad examples of proprietary software, as
+well as some example of free software turning bad[^3] which resulted in forks.
+
+(It's empty right now, see GNU list below or contribute)
+
+-----
+
+Other lists:
+
+- [GNU's list of malicious functionalities with references][gnu-list]
+
+[gnu-list]: https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/proprietary.html
+
+[^1]: <https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html>
+  The word "free" was used despite its ambiguity for lack of better word.
+[^2]: All else being equal, but in fancy Latin.
+[^3]: Subjective, I know.