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1 Welcome to 4Freedom
2 Who are we and what do 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
12 Other Activities

Welcome to 4Freedom

Who are we and what do we do ?

4 Freedom is a group of individuals that promote and spread 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 ones of 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 customize it upon your needs; 
   * redistribute copies and share them with your friends; 
   * improve the program and release your improvements to the public so that the whole community could benefit;

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Not limited to software

The ideas of free software movement are not limited to free software. They are spreading to content and culture too. For example, open content licenses can be very important in the education segment. It gives more people an opportunity to obtain educational information, because it is free and may be adapted. Another example is the music industry where artists are controlled by big scale companies. Nowadays more and more artists release their music 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

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 share ideas with the public about freedom of choice and what this freedom means to them individually as well as to the whole society;

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 areas of information, software, and digital media;

6. To provide a publicly accessible centralized area within Second Life for sharing, educating, social networking 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 is to increase public awareness;

8. To make related information and resources available to the online 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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