Defining Moments #define freedom Benjamin Mako Hill mako@atdot.cc June 2, 2006 MIT Media Laboratory Debian and Ubuntu Projects Benjamin Mako Hill CEOS'06 :: Dalhousie :: Halifax, Nova Scotia http://mako.cc
Free Software has created... Strange Bedfellows Benjamin Mako Hill CEOS'06 :: Dalhousie :: Halifax, Nova Scotia http://mako.cc
Indymedia says... “Free/open source software is inherently anti-capitalist!” Benjamin Mako Hill CEOS'06 :: Dalhousie :: Halifax, Nova Scotia http://mako.cc
IBM says... “Free/open source is inherently capitalist!” Benjamin Mako Hill CEOS'06 :: Dalhousie :: Halifax, Nova Scotia http://mako.cc
Lawrence Lessig says... “Free/open source software is inherently a system about placing limits capitalism!” Benjamin Mako Hill CEOS'06 :: Dalhousie :: Halifax, Nova Scotia http://mako.cc
A quick history of free software's... Defining Moments Benjamin Mako Hill CEOS'06 :: Dalhousie :: Halifax, Nova Scotia http://mako.cc
GNU Is Manifested Benjamin Mako Hill CEOS'06 :: Dalhousie :: Halifax, Nova Scotia http://mako.cc
Freedom Is Defined 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 Benjamin Mako Hill CEOS'06 :: Dalhousie :: Halifax, Nova Scotia http://mako.cc
Debian Does Freedom Benjamin Mako Hill CEOS'06 :: Dalhousie :: Halifax, Nova Scotia http://mako.cc
Open Source Joins The Mix Benjamin Mako Hill CEOS'06 :: Dalhousie :: Halifax, Nova Scotia http://mako.cc
At the heart of each step... Freedom (Broadly Defined) Benjamin Mako Hill CEOS'06 :: Dalhousie :: Halifax, Nova Scotia http://mako.cc
And at the heart of freedom (broadly defined)... Radical Non- Discrimination Benjamin Mako Hill CEOS'06 :: Dalhousie :: Halifax, Nova Scotia http://mako.cc
This leads to... Large and diverse development communities Benjamin Mako Hill CEOS'06 :: Dalhousie :: Halifax, Nova Scotia http://mako.cc
This leads to... Large and diverse user communities Benjamin Mako Hill CEOS'06 :: Dalhousie :: Halifax, Nova Scotia http://mako.cc
Ultimately, normative positions lead to... Pragmatic Benefits Benjamin Mako Hill CEOS'06 :: Dalhousie :: Halifax, Nova Scotia http://mako.cc
Summary ● Free software history can be read as a series of “defining moments.” ● Each moment describes normative positions on non-discrimination, etc. ● Practical benefits of free software can be traced to these positions. Benjamin Mako Hill CEOS'06 :: Dalhousie :: Halifax, Nova Scotia http://mako.cc
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