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## Copyright and License |
## Copyright and License |
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This document is Copyright (C) 2020 John P. Willis |
This document is Copyright (C) 2020, 2025 Serena Willis |
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Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the |
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the |
terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or any later version |
terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or any later version |
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effort will be made or allowed to hide our M identity or cultural and community |
effort will be made or allowed to hide our M identity or cultural and community |
heritage. |
heritage. |
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## Shalom ha-Ashkenaz |
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We will continue to honor the enigmatic Shalom ha-Ashkenaz for his original |
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contribution of FreeM to the community. The Star of David is the symbol he |
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chose to represent this implementation, and it will remain forever enshrined |
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in our code headers. |
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## External Forks |
## External Forks |
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At least one external fork of FreeM is known to exist, pre-dating the current |
At least one external fork of FreeM is known to exist, pre-dating the current |
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Internal project governance is handled in the *project-policy* channel of the |
Internal project governance is handled in the *project-policy* channel of the |
*FreeM Community* Discord server. |
*FreeM Community* Discord server. |
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John P. Willis (jpw@coherent-logic.com) is the project lead. In John's absence, |
Serena Willis <snw@coherent-logic.com> is the project lead. In Serena's absence, |
any member of the "Core Team" from the *FreeM Community* Discord server is |
any member of the "Core Team" from the *FreeM Community* Discord server is |
authorized to speak with authority on matters of FreeM project governance, or |
authorized to speak with authority on matters of FreeM project governance, or |
redirect such matters to John per their own judgment. |
redirect such matters to Serena per their own judgment. |
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## Relationship to Coherent Logic Development LLC |
## Relationship to Coherent Logic Development LLC |
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### Ethical Positioning |
### Ethical Positioning |
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FreeM strongly identifies with the *free software* movement, and does not associate |
FreeM strongly identifies with the *free software* movement, and does not associate |
itself with the ethically-empty *open source* movement or terminology. We believe |
itself with the ethically hollow *open source* movement or terminology. We believe |
that the ethical implications of proprietary software are far more important than |
that the ethical implications of proprietary software are far more important than |
the mere practical implications. We believe there is a natural right to software |
the mere practical implications. We believe there is a natural right to software |
freedom, and the laws written to protect proprietary software devils are both |
freedom, and the laws written to protect proprietary software devils are both |