GNUism

GNUism is a philosophy that believes that all software should be free.

Beliefs
Free software means that the software's users have freedom. (The issue is not about price.) The GNU operating system was developed so that users can have freedom in their computing.

Specifically, free software means users have the four essential freedoms:
 * 1) to run the program
 * 2) to study and change the program in source code form
 * 3) to redistribute exact copies
 * 4) to distribute modified versions

Software differs from material objects—such as chairs, sandwiches, and gasoline—in that it can be copied and changed much more easily. These facilities are why software is useful; he believes a program's users should be free to take advantage of them, not solely its developer.