Dennis Dito – father of the encyclopedia
Wants to create a single book with everything you need to know in the world
Organize knowledge
28 volumes
respectable middle class typically had one
educated people owned one – were respected if they had one
hypertext –
you will get a better result with a large group of people, versus a group with few experts
Freedom O- the freedom to run the program for any purpose
Freedom 1- the freedom to study how the program works and change it to make it do what you wish
Freedom 2- the freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor
Freedom 3- the freedom to improve the program and release your improvements to the public so the whole community benefits
“Microsoft word violates the uses of the 4 freedoms”
8thmost visited site in the world – Wikipedia
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