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Morals, Force and Freedomware
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| In my last post about Freedomware I tried to define it without relying on the
| copyright law since I no longer believe in it. My conclusion was that
| Freedomware, for me, is essentially more about a particular kind of culture
| and mentality than it is about a given license and that the only equivalent
| to such a license that can exist in a free market is a contract with
| particular terms and conditions for use and distribution.
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http://www.memeverse.com/2008/06/22/morals-force-and-freedomware/
Taking advantage of Open Source is the future for homebrew programmers and
smart consumers.
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| The Open Source paradigm seeks to do away with the black box mentality and
| replace it with a more transparent and open environment, providing each of us
| with the digital experience best suited to our demands.
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http://media.www.thebatt.com/media/storage/paper657/news/2008/06/23/News/Use-The.Source-3384289.shtml
Recent:
A new wave of freedom
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| The new freedom movement , in software, knowledge, publishing and commerce,
| will change the way we think, do things and interact.
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http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/stories/20080523251008900.htm
Related:
The Free Software hardliner, the corporation, and the shotgun wedding
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| Wasn't the magic of licensing going to preserve all that we held dear? The
| GPL was more than just a license; it embodied a philosophy, and it contained
| a statement of intent: "This is our software," it said, "and you're welcome
| to come in and play. Here are the rules which guarantee that other people can
| also come in and play."
|
| The four basic freedoms of Open Source -- the right to view, modify,
| redistribute, and to use for any purpose -- go a long way toward
| inclusiveness. The idea of inclusiveness is to create an environment
| conducive to establishing and preserving a community.
|
| [...]
|
| Political scientists learned the hard way that introducing democracy before
| improving education was a recipe for trouble, and I think one lesson we can
| take away in our field is similar. Our code is inextricably ideological. Free
| Software is a choice, an option, and also a movement. If we don't educate our
| users about the ideology behind Free Software, we not only cheapen Free
| Software, but lose everything that made it special in the first place.
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http://www.linux.com/feature/124564
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