# What is Free Software (Open Source, FOSS)

Four Freedoms explained in under 3 minutes. Free Software guarantees you the essential four freedoms to use, study, share, and improve the software. These rights, that define software freedom, help support other fundamental freedoms like freedom of speech, press, and privacy. We explain in less then 3 minutes why this is good and what it means.

- Kind: Short
- Year: 2022
- Runtime: 2 min
- By: Free Software Foundation Europe
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:What_is_Free_Software_(Open_Source,_FOSS).webm)
- Licence or status: [CC BY 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0) (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Free Software Foundation Europe
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/commons/152526076?play=1)