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r/freesoftware is a subreddit with 33k members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is large in size.
"Free software" means software that respects users' freedom and community. Roughly, it means that the users have the freedom to run, copy, distribute, study, change and improve the software. Thus, "free software" is a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should think of "free" as in "free speech," not as in "free beer".
Popular Themes in r/freesoftware
#1
Solution Requests
: "Free App Hidden Gem: Libreoffice - Full Featured Microsoft Office Alternative"
19 posts
#2
Self-Promotion
: "I made an Open-source Video Downloader & Converter with video trim function, to avoid ad-bloated and unsafe downloading sites ==> OnionMedia"
12 posts
#3
News
: "Switzerland federal government requires releasing its software as open source"
8 posts
#4
Advice Requests
: "How can companies legally release proprietary software products that are made from restrictive, copyleft software?"
4 posts
#5
Pain & Anger
: "Technoethical took my money, but will not send my item or refund."
2 posts
#6
Ideas
: "Write Android apps using Free Software only?"
1 post
#7
Money Talk
: "What is your approach to monetizing developer time rather than the software itself? How do you keep software free but ensure you get paid?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/freesoftware
#1
Software
: "Is this subreddit full of people who have confused the meaning of the term free Software?"
60 posts
#2
Open Source
: "Switzerland federal government requires releasing its software as Open Source"
43 posts
#3
Free
: "LibreOffice downloads on the rise as users look to avoid subscription costs -- "The Free open-source Microsoft Office alternative is being downloaded by nearly 1 million users a week.""
39 posts
#4
Linux
: "The year of the European Union Linux desktop may finally arrive -- "True digital sovereignty begins at the desktop""
27 posts
#5
Free Software
: "Let's follow and star each other on Codeberg - just migrated away from the shackles of Microsoft's Github - Emacs, Haskell, Guix, Scheme, and much more in my Free Software projects"
20 posts
#6
Opensource
: "Decentralized communication protocol Matrix shifts to less-permissive AGPL open source license - "[W]e have a similar situation where system integrators and defense firms are going and picking up our open source, selling it for huge amounts of money, and then not contributing anything back at all""
18 posts
#7
Source
: "Is this subreddit full of people who have confused the meaning of the term free software?"
8 posts
#8
Android
: "Google's Linux Terminal plays a big part in turning Android into a true desktop OS -- "Google's new Linux Terminal could make Android a true rival to Windows and macOS""
8 posts
#9
Open Source
: "An Introductory Presentation to Open Source (by the Open Source Club at OSU!)"
7 posts
#10
Tool
6 posts
Member Growth in r/freesoftware
Yearly
+5k members(17.8%)
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