Free software to understand a social movement that defends the right to Freedom

1. Free sofware vs open source
because social responsibility matters
Berlin 15th February 2014
@carolina

2. Free sofware vs open source
because social responsibility matters
Once upon a time
Until 1970 software was „free“
Hackers shared their knowledge
based on software freedoms
Users could copy
Distribute
Study
Modify
Improve
the software

3. Free sofware vs open source
because social responsibility matters
In the 70's software
industry grows, and
begins to use technical
measures to prevent
computer users to be
able to study and modify
the software

4. Free sofware vs open source
because social responsibility matters
FSF free software definition (1986)
Freedom 0: The freedom to run the program for
any purpose.
Freedom 1: The freedom to study how the
program works, and change it to make it do what
you wish.
Freedom 2: The freedom to redistribute copies
so you can help your neighbor.
Freedom 3: The freedom to improve the
program, and release your improvements (and
modified versions in general) to the public, so that
the whole community benefits.

5. Free sofware vs open source
because social responsibility matters
Hello open source (1998)
1.Netscape adopts free software
licence
2.The term “free” is very
ambiguous
3.The term makes a lot of
corporate types nervous
4.Strategic way of focusing in
the technical aspects

6. Free sofware vs open source
because social responsibility matters
Open source (1998)
Free Redistribution
1.Source Code
2.Derived Works
3.Integrity of The Author's Source Code
4.No Discrimination Against Persons or Groups
5. No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor
6.Distribution of License
7.License Must Not Be Specific to a Product
8.License Must Not Restrict Other Software
9.License Must Be Technology-Neutral

8. Free sofware vs open source
because social responsibility matters
Free/Libre software, Free as in freedom
➔
Ethical way to understand software and values
➔
A social movement that defends the right to Freedom
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Questions the role of technology
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Free software guarantees software will continue to be free,
open source does not.

9. Free sofware vs open source
because social responsibility matters
The use of technology matters
PRISM, NSA Surveillance – Facebook,
twitter, google
ACTA
Patents – Software patents
Vs
Privacy
Net neutrality
Open data
Access to information
Access to knowledge

10. Free sofware vs open source
because social responsibility matters
Social responsability matters
In a world in change technology is not neutral
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We should ask ourselves about the goal of technology
● Open source sold as a fashion, is „cool“ but cool for what?
● Time to defend freedom as in free software
● Freedom is a human right
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11. Free sofware vs open source
because social responsibility matters
Alternative internet
https://github.com/rossjones/alternative-internet
Free software servers Alternative social networks
http://riseup.net (USA)
http://autistici.org (ITA)
http://marsupi.org/ (ESP)
http://www.free.de/ (GER)
http://so36.net (GER)
https://www.boum.org/ (FR)
http://nodo50.org (ESP)
http://pangea.org/ (ESP)
https://joindiaspora.com/
http://n-1.cc/
http://kune.cc/
https://identi.ca/ ~ http://pump.io