In a world where technology is becoming more and more predatory, a dystopian
reality seems just around the corner. It can feel like others hold the reins
and dictate how we live our lives. Fear not: free software can defy dystopia
because you, the user, have full control over the software vital to your daily
life.
The FSF has been campaigning for your software freedom for forty years. We
can't prevent a dystopian future alone - join us in our crucial work to guard
user freedom and defy dystopia. Become an associate member today!
LibrePlanet is the Free Software Foundation's annual conference. The FSF campaigns for free/libre software, meaning it respects users' freedom and community. We believe that users are entitled to this; all software should be free.
That term was coined to reject our views. It refers to similar practices, but usually presented solely as advantageous, without talking of right and wrong.
Richard Stallman launched the free software movement in 1983 by announcing development of the free operating system, GNU. By 1992, GNU was nearly operational; one major essential component was lacking, the kernel.
In 1992, Torvalds freed the kernel Linux, which filled the last gap in GNU. Since then, the combined GNU/Linux system has run in millions of computers. Nowadays you can buy a new computer with a totally free GNU/Linux system preinstalled.
The views of the speaker may not represent the Free Software Foundation. The Foundation supports the free software cause and freedom to share, and basic freedoms in the digital domain, but has no position on other political issues.
