FREE software!

This article presents an essay on free software and the movement behind it. The author writes that in today's computer oriented society, consumers need to understand what corporations are demanding of them and what protections there for the user's privacy. The creators of free software believe tha...

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Publicado en:New Internationalist no. 395; pp. 30 - 32
Autor principal: Byfield, Bruce
Formato: Essay
Publicado: New Internationalist Nov2006
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Sumario:This article presents an essay on free software and the movement behind it. The author writes that in today's computer oriented society, consumers need to understand what corporations are demanding of them and what protections there for the user's privacy. The creators of free software believe that information and the ways that people obtain information should be as cost-limiting as possible, because it promotes equal footing among consumers.