Saturday is Software Freedom Day
What will you do to celebrate Software Freedom Day this Saturday, September 10?
Software Freedom day celebrates free software. That means that the public enjoys
- The freedom to run the program, for any purpose.
- The freedom to study how the program works, and adapt it to your needs.
- The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor.
- The freedom to improve the program, and release your improvements to the public, so that the whole community benefits.
Writing in LinuxWorld On-line, Don Marti took people to task for saying that free software was nothing more than a "development methodology":
Do people really spend their weekends helping annoying new people install free software because it has a more efficient development methodology? Of course not. If it were only about efficiency, hobbyists would volunteer to replace the old ballasts in companies' fluorescent lights.
If you're in the Bay Area, you can follow up your Software Freedom Day celebration by attending the Solano Stroll in Berkeley on Sunday.
