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CVSWeb URLs:
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+<title>Free Software for Education - GNU Project - Free Software
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+
+<h2>Free Software for Education</h2>
+
+<p>Here are two lists of high-quality free/libre software applications that
+can be used in schools and educational institutions of all levels. The
+first one is a list of free/libre programs along with the popular
+proprietary applications they replace. The second one contains free/libre
+programs that do not necessarily replace a proprietary counterpart but can
+be very useful to students and teachers.</p>
+
+<p>All these programs are released under a license that is granted
+for zero price and does not expire. While we are glad that schools can also
+save money with these programs, avoiding miseducation (teaching dependence
+on nonfree software) is a more important imperative: when we say these
+programs are <a href="/philosophy/free-sw.html">free software</a>,
+<strong>we are talking about freedom, not price</strong>. It means that
+you are free to use them constructively, either alone or in a community,
+while respecting the freedom of others.</p>
+
+<p>Everyone should use free software, because only free software gives
+users the freedom to control their own computers. However, there are
+<a href="/education/edu-schools.html">specific ethical reasons</a> that
+apply to education.</p>
+
+<p>In addition to the wrong of nonfree software, the use of third-party
+network services in schools poses yet another problem: <a
+href="https://www.eff.org/press/releases/google-deceptively-tracks-students-internet-browsing-eff-says-complaint-federal-trade";>
+the collection of students (and teachers) personal data by companies</a>.</p>
+
+<p>But even if the school never used those services, it could not be sure
+that the machines are not sending data. In fact, the source code of
+proprietary programs (with a few exceptions) is secret, so users don't
+know what the software is really doing.</p>
+
+
+<table>
+ <thead>
+ <tr>
+ <th>Category</th>
+ <th>Free/libre program</th>
+ <th>Features</th>
+ <th>Replacement for (Google)</th>
+ <th>Replacement for (Microsoft)</th>
+ </tr>
+ </thead>
+
+ <tbody>
+ <tr>
+ <td>Operating systems</td>
+ <td><a href="https://trisquel.info/";>Trisquel GNU/Linux</a></td>
+ <td>Composed exclusively of software that respects your freedom.</td>
+ <td>ChromeOS, ChromiumOS</td>
+ <td>Windows (any version)</td>
+ </tr>
+
+ <tr>
+ <td>Web browsers</td>
+ <td><a href="http://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Epiphany";>Web</a>,
+ <a href="http://directory.fsf.org/wiki/IceCat";>GNU IceCat</a></td>
+ <td>These browsers do not track users.</td>
+ <td>Chrome, Chromium</td>
+ <td>Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge</td>
+ </tr>
+
+ <tr>
+ <td rowspan="2">Office</td>
+ <td><a
href="http://directory.fsf.org/wiki/LibreOffice";>LibreOffice</a></td>
+ <td>Powerful office suite. Documents are not uploaded to third-party
+ servers.</td>
+ <td>----</td>
+ <td>Microsoft Office, Office 365</td>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td><a href="http://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Etherpad";>Etherpad</a></td>
+ <td>Real-time collaborative editor that runs in your browser.</td>
+ <td>Google Docs, Sheets, Slides</td>
+ <td>----</td>
+ </tr>
+
+ <tr>
+ <td>E-learning platforms</td>
+ <td><a href="http://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Moodle";>Moodle</a></td>
+ <td>Entirely self-hosted. Manage classrooms and courses, give lessons
+ and assignments, create groups, take tests, synchronize data and
+ collaborate in forums, chats and wikis.</td>
+ <td>Google Classroom</td>
+ <td>----</td>
+ </tr>
+
+ <tr>
+ <td>File synchronization</td>
+ <td><a href="http://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Owncloud";>ownCloud</a></td>
+ <td>Entirely self-hosted. Allows collaborative document editing and
+ bookmark synchronization as well.</td>
+ <td>Google Drive, Calendar, Contacts</td>
+ <td>OneDrive, Outlook</td>
+ </tr>
+
+ <tr>
+ <td>Media sharing</td>
+ <td><a href="http://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Mediagoblin";>GNU
MediaGoblin</a></td>
+ <td>Entirely self-hosted. Can share all kinds of media in safety.</td>
+ <td>Youtube, Google Photos, Picasa</td>
+ <td>----</td>
+ </tr>
+
+ <tr>
+ <td>Email</td>
+ <td><a href="https://kolab.org/";>Kolab</a></td>
+ <td>Entirely self-hosted. Complete groupware solution which includes
+ email, calendar, address books, file synching and tasks. Clients
+ are based on Roundcube (web interface) by default but any other
+ email client can be used. This way, only the school can read the
+ students' mail, and nobody else.</td>
+ <td>Gmail, Google Calendar, Contacts, Google Drive</td>
+ <td>Outlook, Live</td>
+ </tr>
+
+ <tr>
+ <td>Chat (audio,video, text)</td>
+ <td><a href="https://jitsi.org/";>Jitsi</a>,
+ <a href="https://jitsi.org/Projects/JitsiMeet";>Jitsi Meet</a>
+ (browser-based)</td>
+ <td>Entirely self-hosted
+ (<a href="http://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Prosody";>Prosody</a>
+ is recommended as a XMPP server) and browser-based. Students can
+ chat across many platforms without their faces being scanned by
+ facial recognition algorithms and their voice and text being
+ recorded.</td>
+ <td>Google Hangouts</td>
+ <td>Skype</td>
+ </tr>
+
+ <tr>
+ <td>Games</td>
+ <td><a href="http://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Minetest";>Minetest</a></td>
+ <td>Build, explore and play in vast cube worlds, alone or with
+ friends. Create mods which aren't limited by proprietary
+ restrictions.</td>
+ <td>----</td>
+ <td>Minecraft</td>
+ </tr>
+
+ </tbody>
+</table>
+
+<p>Here's some additional free software useful for educational purposes:</p>
+
+<table>
+ <thead>
+ <tr>
+ <th>Category</th>
+ <th>Free/libre program</th>
+ <th>Description</th>
+ </tr>
+ </thead>
+
+ <tbody>
+ <tr>
+ <td rowspan="5">Art, graphics and design</td>
+ <td><a href="http://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Blender";>Blender</a></td>
+ <td>3D suite which includes a video editor and a game engine
+ that can be used without programming (via logic blocks.)</td>
+ </tr>
+
+ <tr>
+ <td><a href="http://directory.fsf.org/wiki/FreeCAD";>FreeCAD</a></td>
+ <td>High-quality parametric 3D CAD modeler.</td>
+ </tr>
+
+ <tr>
+ <td><a href="http://directory.fsf.org/wiki/GIMP";>GIMP</a></td>
+ <td>Graphics editor suitable for image retouching, editing and drawing
+ (<a href="/education/edu-software-gimp.html">case study</a>.)</td>
+ </tr>
+
+ <tr>
+ <td><a href="http://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Krita";>Krita</a></td>
+ <td>Fully featured, easy to use digital painting program, suitable for
+ students and professionals alike.</td>
+ </tr>
+
+ <tr>
+ <td><a href="http://directory.fsf.org/wiki/TuxPaint";>Tux Paint</a></td>
+ <td>Graphics editor aimed at young children
+ (<a href="/education/edu-software-tuxpaint.html">case
study</a>.)</td>
+ </tr>
+
+ <tr>
+ <td rowspan="1">Games and educational activities</td>
+ <td><a href="http://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Gcompris";>GCompris</a></td>
+ <td>Educational software suite comprising of numerous activities for
+ children aged 2 to 10
+ (<a href="/education/edu-software-gcompris.html">case
study</a>.)</td>
+ </tr>
+
+ <tr>
+ <td rowspan="1">Maths</td>
+ <td><a href="http://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Octave";>GNU Octave</a></td>
+ <td>High-level interpreted language similar to proprietary MATLAB,
+ primarily intended for numerical computations.</td>
+ </tr>
+
+ <tr>
+ <td rowspan="3">Music</td>
+ <td><a href="http://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Solfege";>GNU Solfege</a></td>
+ <td>Ear and music training program.</td>
+ </tr>
+
+ <tr>
+ <td><a
href="http://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Linux_Multimedia_studio";>LMMS</a></td>
+ <td>Professional-grade (but easy to use) music creation software and
+ digital audio workstation.</td>
+ </tr>
+
+ <tr>
+ <td><a href="http://directory.fsf.org/wiki/MuseScore";>MuseScore</a></td>
+ <td>Fully featured scorewriter, with support for MIDI playback.</td>
+ </tr>
+
+ <tr>
+ <td rowspan="2">Programming</td>
+ <td><a href="http://directory.fsf.org/wiki/GDevelop";>GDevelop</a></td>
+ <td>Codeless game development tool based on drag and drop.
+ Ideal to teach students programming concepts while having fun.</td>
+ </tr>
+
+ <tr>
+ <td><a href="http://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Racket";>Racket</a></td>
+ <td>Battery-included programming language and environment
+ suitable for both students and Lisp/Scheme wizards.
+ Despite it being a fully-featured functional programming language,
+ it was designed to be educational.</td>
+ </tr>
+
+ </tbody>
+</table>
+
+<p>The lists above are a selection of free software applications suitable
+for the most common educational activities. The Free Software Foundation
+keeps a comprehensive database of educational software at the
+<a href="http://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Category/Education";>
+Free Software Directory</a>. If you know about a free/libre program suited
+for schools and is not listed there, please contact us at
+<a href="mailto:address@hidden";><address@hidden></a> to let us
+know.</p>
+
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