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Tech HistoryDeep Dive July 12, 2026 7 min read

Free Software and Open Source: Shared Code, Different Historical Arguments

How GNU's freedom-centered movement and the 1998 open-source campaign came to share much software while making different arguments.

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Tech HistoryNews July 12, 2026 4 min read

How Richard Stallman's 1985 manifesto turned the GNU operating-system plan into an ethical, technical, and economic argument for user freedom.

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