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How free is ‘free’?

• Free to use - e.g. download via the internet

• Free from licence fees

• Free to give away to friends, family, employees, students...

• Free to choose the computers you use: Microsoft systems, Linux systems, Sun Solaris, and Mac OS X under X11

• Free up your hard disk - Microsoft Office format documents take up to twice the disk space!

• Free for developers to enhance with open-source code, published APIs and file formats

• You're free to use your legacy Microsoft Office files