Fact · Dictation software
The preamble of the GNU General Public License version 3.0 says that when it speaks of free software, it means freedom, not price.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“When we speak of free software, we are referring to freedom, not price.”
GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPL-3.0), Free Software Foundation, Open Source Initiative, 2007, Preamble.
Open the original- What it measures
- The preamble is the opening statement of the license. The OSI page reproduces it under the license details.
- What it does not show
- This explains what the license means by the word free. It does not decide whether a particular app is sold for money.