Free Software and Its developers

What does free software look like? Many people do not know. In the eyes of ordinary people, free software is a vague concept. No, no, it is also necessary for us to discuss it carefully.

Today, the vast majority of free software (75%) comply with the so-called "general public use license" ("GPL"), regardless of the new and old versions of GPL. A software program file is a so-called "plain text file". A source code line in one line consists of a comment line and a code line. The comment line at the beginning of the source code program file of each free software should clearly state the name of the program file and briefly explain what it is. The following is the comment line of the copyright Note: The Compiling Time (s) and the name of the author of the program file. Next, you must have the following sentence: "This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of GPL" ("this is free software, you can re-release and/or modify it under the terms of the GPL license "). This statement illustrates the nature of free software. Free Software must comply with the GPL documentation (Definition ).

Modification and re-release of free software must be implemented under the limitations of the GPL clause. However, the original author's name cannot be modified only when the file is modified. Of course, you must specify the modified content as appropriate. However, the phrase "this is a free software" cannot be deleted. Strictly speaking, because of the "modifyable" and "free propagation" nature of free software, in general, free software itself cannot assume "use responsibility ". However, anyone who wants to "release" the free software must take the "use responsibility" and charge the Free Software fee to take on the "risks, there are some organizations and enterprises dedicated to testing and verifying free software. It is reasonable for these organizations and enterprises to charge a certain amount of fee to the users of free software.

Generally speaking, free software cannot be changed to private software. This is very wrong and immoral. When necessary, the author (developer) of a free software must sign a "Copyright waiver" ("Copyright disclause") with his employer (also known as "The Boss, in the future, his boss will not find any trouble ".

The main group of software developers is programmers. There are only a few software engineers, program architects, and consultants (consultants. Programmers are mental workers. Programmers are a very hard job. They are the workers who sell their "brains. Work for the boss and get a mixed meal. The programmer's income is very low, and the cost of housing, meals, and dating accounts for the majority of the salary. In the minds of some (individual) Enterprise bosses, they often do not take programmers as "people", but they are the "intellectual slaves" who recruit to pay for them ". There are such people among private software enterprise owners. These bosses, who eat, drink, and pull relationships all day, call "looking for a project ". In private software enterprises, programmers are not independent workers. They are only selling their own brains.

After work, programmers like to enter the "world" of Free Software, the "Forum" of free software, and the "Community" of free software. This is their true "Spiritual Home ". In the Free Software world, programmers find themselves and see the value of their own lives. This is the real reason why the free software movement is still thriving and is not exhausted. Let those private software blow drummers to curse it! The ghost of free software is always around us!