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mplete Unix-like operating system called the GNU system. As explained on the GNU website: "Copyleft is a general method for making a program or other work free, and requiring all modified and extended versions of the program to be free as well. (...) Copyleft says that anyone who redistributes the software, with or without changes, must pass along the freedom to further copy and change it. Copyleft guarantees that every user has freedom. (...) Copyleft is a way of using of the copyright on the program. It doesn't mean abandoning the copyright; in fact, doing so would make copyleft impossible. The word 'left' in 'copyleft' is not a reference to the verb 'to leave' -- only to the direction which is the inverse of 'right'. (...) The GNU Free Documentation License (FDL) is a form of copyleft intended for use on a manual, textbook or other document to assure everyone the effective freedom to copy and redistribute it, with or without modifications, either commercially or non commercially." 1984 > The Psion Organiser, first electronic agenda Launched in 1984 by the British company Psion, the Psion Organiser is the first electronic agenda. Later on, Psion launched the Psion Series 3 and Series 5, and the company expanded internationally. In 2000, the various models (Series 7, Series 5mx, Revo, Revo Plus) compete with the Palm Pilot and the Pocket PC, with fewer sales. The company decided to diversify its activities. Following the acquisition of Psion Teklogix, Psion Teklogix was created in September 2000 to develop wireless mobile solutions for businesses. Psion Software was founded in 2001 to develop software for the new generation of mobile devices using the Symbian OS platform, for example the smartphone Nokia 9210, launched the same year. 1986 > Franklin launched dictionaries on handheld machines Franklin, a company based in New Jersey (United States), launched in 1986 the first dictionary available on a handheld machine. Fifteen years later, Franklin distributed 200 reference books on handheld machines: monolingual and bilingual dictionaries, encyclopedias, Bibles, textbooks, medical books and books for entertainment. 1990 > The World Wide Web The World Wide Web was invented in 1989-90 by Tim Berners-Lee at CERN (European Center for Nuclear Research), Geneva, Switzerland. In 1989, Tim Berners-Lee networked documents using hypertext. In 1990, he developed the first HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) server and t
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