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1 Welcome to 4Freedom
2 Who we are and what we do
3 What we consider as freedom
4 Not limited to software
5 Our Mission Statement
6 Meetings
7 How to join
8 Land rentals
9 Free Software Foundation
10 Other languages
11 Petition

Welcome to 4Freedom

Who we are and what we do

4 Freedom is a group of people that promotes and spreads freedom in Second Life. The word "free" in our name does not refer to price; it refers to free as in free speech.

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What we consider as freedom

Our ideas on freedom are based on the ideas of the Free Software Foundation.The philosophy of the movement is to give freedom to computer users by replacing proprietary software under restrictive licensing terms with free software, with the ultimate goal of liberating everyone in cyberspace.Free software gives the user four freedoms:

   * run the program, for any purpose 
   * study how the program works, and adapt it to your needs 
   * redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor 
   * improve the program, and release your improvements to the public,
     so that the whole community benefits

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Not limited to software

The ideas of the free software movement are not limited to free software. They are spreading to content and culture too. Open content licenses for example can be very important in the field of education. It gives more people an opportunity to benefit of educational information, because the 9information is free and may be adapted. An other example is the music industry where artists are controlled by big record companies. More and more artists release there music now under a free license, like some (but not all) of the Creative Commons licenses are and start giving away their music for free as a marketing tactic.

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Our Mission Statement

4Freedom is a group of like minded individuals, based in the Second Life community, who believe human knowledge only has value if it can be freely shared, freely used, and is free to build upon.

Advancement and equality among all people can only occur when technology, knowledge, and education are freely available to all without political and/or corporate interference or restrictions.

In accordance with our beliefs our mission, collectively and individually, shall be:

1. To Provide a cohesive, community oriented organization which is freely open to all;

2. To Share knowledge, ideas, and culture without prejudice;

3. To Educate the public about freedom of choice and what this freedom means to them individually as well as to society as a whole;

4. To Advocate the rights of individuals, software developers and other artists to freely create, share, collaborate, modify and decimate their work;

5. To Promote the freedom of computer users to make educated and informed choices, without restrictions, in the areas of information, software, and digital media;

6. To provide a publicly accessible, centralized area, within Second Life, for sharing, education, social interaction and which serves as an open forum for discussion of related issues. This area shall provide such resources as are practical with regards to technical limitations, to the Second Life community at large;

7. To organize and promote events, either as a group or in concert with other like minded organizations and individuals, whose goal shall be that of increasing public awareness;

8. To make related information and resources available to the on-line community outside of Second Life;

Our ideas on software freedom are based on the ideals of the Free Software Foundation, whose philosophy is to give freedom to computer users by replacing proprietary software under restrictive licensing terms, with free software. Free software under this definition means software which gives the user the freedom to study, modify and share.

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