Free Software Movement is political movement to free software users from corporate control. Officially it began on October 4th, 1985. It was two years after … 35 years ago Richard Stallman started Free Software MovementRead more
Software Freedom
Posted inGnu.org
Copyright versus Community in the Age of Computer Networks
Keynote speech at LIANZA conference, Christchurch Convention Centre, 12 October 2009 BC: Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa. Today I have the privilege of … Copyright versus Community in the Age of Computer NetworksRead more
Posted inMultimedia
The Free Software Movement Fights For Everyone
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Posted inOpinion / RMS
Free Software is About Software Ownership
“Free software” is a confusing name/term. The “free” here means freedom. So it is freedom software. But to exercise freedom you need something more. What … Free Software is About Software OwnershipRead more
Posted inFSF / Google / ToMl
Google’s influence over the free software community
: a culture of threats, sanctions and bullying People have been asking victims about this on a daily basis, leaving little choice but to write … Google’s influence over the free software communityRead more
Posted inRMS / ToMl
Your Code Will be Counted in a One Dollar-One Vote World
Around 300 years back human society moved or transitioned into a new order. It’s nowadays called democracy. Therein, elected representatives shall rule the country instead … Your Code Will be Counted in a One Dollar-One Vote WorldRead more
Posted inOpinion / RMS / ToMl
The Free Software Movement Should Come Out From the Box
Majority of the software freedom activists are software developers. When Richard Stallman began this movement back in 1983 there were no working free software systems. … The Free Software Movement Should Come Out From the BoxRead more
Posted inOpinion / RMS / ToMl
It All Began With Stallman
Free water The water we drink was once upon a time free. It was a free gift from nature. Gradually that changed. Even 20 years … It All Began With StallmanRead more
Posted inOpinion / ToMl
OSS, FOSS are diluted propitiatory software
IN 1983 the Free software movement began to free users from the chains of propitiatory software. At that time nobody gave or ascribed much importance … OSS, FOSS are diluted propitiatory softwareRead more
Posted inOpinion / ToMl
The ‘Software Ethics’ Decoy
Nowadays I am seeing a lot of articles which talk about ethics of/in software. That made me wonder, what happened to the world? Does everyone … The ‘Software Ethics’ DecoyRead more