Z:gnu-www-ja-free-sw--cd027e-=26ldquo;Free software=26rdquo; me/en

&ldquo;Free software&rdquo; means software that respects users' freedom and community. Roughly, it means that the users have the freedom to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve the software. Thus, &ldquo;free software&rdquo; is a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should think of &ldquo;free&rdquo; as in &ldquo;free speech,&rdquo; not as in &ldquo;free beer&rdquo;.