Free Software Song

1993 single by Richard Stallman
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Free Software Song

Summary

Free Software Song is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Free Software Song's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • Free Software Song is associated with the free software movement movement[4].
  • Free Software Song's genre is filk[5].
  • Free Software Song's genre is traditional folk music[6].
  • Free Software Song's based on is recorded as Sadi Moma[7].
  • Among the performers on Free Software Song was Richard Stallman[8].
  • Free Software Song's Commons category is recorded as Free Software Song[9].
  • Free Software Song's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Free Software Song was published on 1993[11].
  • Free Software Song's lyricist is recorded as Richard Stallman[12].
  • Free Software Song's official website is recorded as http://www.gnu.org/music/free-software-song.html[13].
  • Free Software Song's main subject is free software[14].
  • Free Software Song's work available at URL is recorded as https://www.gnu.org/music/free-software-song.html[15].
  • Free Software Song's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted, dedicated to the public domain by copyright holder[16].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[17]

  • Genre(s): filk[18]

  • Community tags: filk, free software, gnu[19]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 19b8a2f2-7cf2-4831-b683-7a12560821e7[20]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Free Software Song was Richard Stallman[8].

Publication

Free Software Song was published on 1993[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Genres include filk[5] and traditional folk music[6].

Subject and Themes

Free Software Song's main subject is free software[14]. It is associated with the free software movement movement[4].

Why It Matters

Free Software Song ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . gnu.org. gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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