Free Software Song
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The Free Software Song is a filk song by Richard Stallman about free software. The song is set to the melody of the Bulgarian "Sadi Moma".

Text:

 Join us now and share the software;
 You'll be free, hackers, you'll be free.
 x2

 Hoarders may get piles of money,
 That is true, hackers, that is true.
 But they cannot help their neighbors;
 That's not good, hackers, that's not good.

 When we have enough free software
 At our call, hackers, at our call,
 We'll throw out those dirty licenses
 Ever more, hackers, ever more.

 Join us now and share the software;
 You'll be free, hackers, you'll be free.
 x2

This song is used to support the positions of both supporters and critics of Dr. Stallman. Jamie Zawinski has used this song as an explanation for why co-operation with Stallman is impossible.

External Links

• An audio recording of the Free Software Song sung by Richard Stallman, in Ogg Vorbis format
• Same recording as above, but in Sun's .au format
• http://www.gnu.org/music/free-software-song.html
• Writing the Song

The original article can be found at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Software_Song.
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